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February 27, 2023

February 27, 2023
Biden v. Nebraska; Department of Education v. Brown
Race and Economic Justice
Status: Ongoing
This case concerns whether the Department of Education acted within its administrative authority in issuing its student-borrower debt relief plan.
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September 14, 2022


September 14, 2022
Franciscan Alliance v. Burwell
LGBTQ Rights
Status: Closed
The ACLU intervened in a case challenging a section of the Affordable Care Act that prohibits health care entities from discriminating based on race, national origin, sex, age or disability.
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March 1, 2021


March 1, 2021
Alma v. Noah’s Ark Processors
Immigrants' Rights
Status: Ongoing
Meatpacking workers in Nebraska filed a federal lawsuit on Nov. 23, 2020, challenging treacherous COVID-19 conditions at a meatpacking plant that put employees and the surrounding community at grave risk. The plaintiffs are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Nebraska, and Scottsbluff attorney Maren Chaloupka.
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August 15, 2017


August 15, 2017
Sabata v. Nebraska Department of Corrections et al
Prisoners' Rights
Status: Ongoing
Nebraska state prisons are in a state of chaos that is endangering the health, safety, and lives of prisoners and staff on a daily basis. For over twenty years, Nebraska prisons have been overcrowded, under-resourced, and understaffed. Prisoners are consistently deprived of adequate health care, including medical, dental, and mental health care, and denied accommodations for their disabilities. Nebraska state prisoners, including juveniles, suffer in harsh isolation units for excessive terms, sometimes lasting for years. These harms must end.
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August 5, 2015


August 5, 2015
Stewart and Stewart v. Heineman
LGBTQ Rights
Status: Closed (Judgment)
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Nebraska, and the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP have filed a lawsuit in state court on behalf of three couples seeking to strike down a state policy that bans gay and lesbian individuals and couples from serving as foster parents.
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