Press Releases

ACLUNV Files Demands for Documents on Implementation of Trump’s Muslim Ban

ACLU of Nevada Files Demands for Documents on Implementation of Trump’s Muslim Ban

FOIA Filed As Part of Coordinated Campaign With 50 ACLU Affiliates

February 3, 2017

ACLU and Americans United File Lawsuit to Block Voucher Program That Would Fund Religious Schools in Nevada

Civil Liberties Groups say ‘Education Savings Accounts’ Plan Violates Nevada Constitution

August 27, 2015

ACLU of Nevada Lawsuit Leads Nevada Prison Board to Adopt Nation-Leading Policies Protecting Pregnant Inmates

CARSON CITY, NV – This morning, March 18, 2014, the Nevada Board of State Prison Commissioners adopted new regulations (pdf) restricting the use of restraints on pregnant inmates and allowing inmates who have recently delivered babies to

March 18, 2014

ACLU of Nevada Sues NDOC for Ankle Shackling Woman during Childbirth

LAS VEGAS, NV – The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, representing a former inmate of Florence McClure Women’s Correction Center (FMWCC), has sued the Nevada Department of Corrections for shackling an inmate during labor, and den

June 20, 2012

Trayvon Martin Killing a Horrendous Act

At the ACLU of Nevada, our staff and board has been following all of the events of the Trayvon Martin killing and its aftermath with deep concern. We also know that these events have received substantial attention from Nevada’s news media and Nevadans generally. The ACLU of Nevada supports the work of our colleagues at the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, other civil rights organizations and leaders, and the general public in responding to this event.

March 22, 2012