NE: Human Rights/Racial Justice
ACLU: Due process rights violated in Omaha immigration courts
Immigrants whose cases are heard in Omaha's Immigration Court are often denied their due process rights, according to a report from the ACLU of …
Winnebago Tribe's Ho-Chunk Village Wins Major Award, Serves as Model
Nebraska's Winnebago Tribe is considered a mid-sized tribe, but it's a big award winner. The tribe's Ho-Chunk Village housing development is one of …
Agriculture Worker Rights Program: Attorneys for Eligible Ag Workers in NE
With an average hourly wage of under $15 in 2021, many Nebraska agricultural workers would be hard-pressed to afford an attorney if they needed one …
Native American Makerspace Coming Soon to Macy and Santee
The Center for Rural Affairs is launching collaborative work spaces on Nebraska Indian Community College campuses in Macy and Santee for making…
Reimagining Ways to Get Struggling Nebraska Families Back on Track
With a new legislative session on the horizon and new legislators after the November elections, the Coalition for a Strong Nebraska is bringing …
Brief Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Indian Child Welfare Act
The ACLU of Nebraska has joined a national brief filed in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging a 1978 law passed by Congress aiming to …
Nebraska's Prison Overcrowding Emergency Now in Third Year
Nebraska is now in year three of a prison overcrowding emergency, according to the latest numbers released by the Nebraska Department of Correctional …
Nebraska Outperforms National Census in Tally of Latinos
Nebraska did a better job counting the state's Latino residents in the 2020 Census than new national undercount data suggests. According to analysis …
Guaranteed Income Seen as Path Toward Gender, Racial Justice
By Katie Fleischer for Ms. Media. Broadcast version by Emily Scott for Nebraska News Connection, Reporting for the Ms. Magazine-Public News Service …
Incarceration Data Shows Juvenile Justice System Off Mission in Nebraska
Nearly a quarter-million children were incarcerated in the U.S. in 2019, about five times more than annual point-in-time counts, according to a new …
Nebraska Lawmakers Advance Abortion Ban Opposed by Majority of Voters
Nebraska is on track to ban all abortions in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its landmark Roe v. Wade decision. On Friday, lawmakers …
Ensuring Voter Access Within NE's New District Lines
Nebraska voters may be casting ballots at unfamiliar polling sites for the upcoming midterm elections after the Nebraska Legislature established new d…