What is ACLU Nebraska?
ACLU Nebraska, founded in 1966 as the Nebraska Civil Liberties Union, is a nonprofit, non-partisan, privately funded organization devoted exclusively to the defense and promotion of the individual rights secured by the U.S. and Nebraska constitutions. ACLU Nebraska has been a consistent voice for constitutional rights for over 35 years; we are non-profit and entirely supported by membership donations. ACLU Nebraska is a state affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has been America’s foremost advocate of individual rights, from the “red scare” that led to its creation in 1920, through the book bannings of the 30s, the internment of Japanese Americans in the 40s, the civil rights movement of the 50s and 60s, to the ongoing struggle to protect a woman’s right to choose. The ACLU is nonpartisan. It believes that the only way to protect freedom is to stand fast for the idea that everyone, no matter how unpopular, has the same rights — tha
