Nebraska is now home to over 4,000 ACLU financial supporters and over 15,000 activists who reside in every one of Nebraska’s legislative districts. Since 1966, passionate Nebraskans who champion civil liberties have ensured the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is able to defend the fundamental rights of all Nebraskans. The ACLU also works to extend rights to segments of our population that have traditionally been denied their rights, including people of color women lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people prisoners and people with disabilities. The ACLU is our nation’s guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the United States Constitution and laws of Nebraska guarantee everyone in the Cornhusker state. “Equality before the law.” Nebraska’s motto.