Thank You for Making our Celebration of Civil Liberties A Success!

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make the ACLU of Nevada Foundation's Tenth Annual Celebration of Civil Liberties a success! On Friday, April 27, dignitaries, friends, and supporters of the ACLU of Nevada came together to celebrate our achievements of the past year with staff and board members. We sincerely appreciate your support throughout the years and we look forward to seeing you again at next year's Celebration of Civil Liberties!

Concern About Police Drones

Submitted by Dane S. Claussen on May 14, 2012

The idea of police drones flying over Nevada has attracted a great deal of media and public attention over the past few weeks even though no drones are FAA-licensed for use in our state.

ACLU “Mobile Rights Team” Cross-Country Tour Stops in Las Vegas

“Estamos Unidos” (We Are United) is a national campaign headed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against anti-immigrant laws and federal programs that involve local police and sheriffs in immigration law enforcement. We come together to protest discrimination and defend our rights even as the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing arguments on Arizona’s discriminatory, anti-immigrant law, SB 1070. The Court heard arguments on April 25, and its decision, expected by June 2012, will have an impact on laws in states such as Arizona, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Utah, and Indiana.

A Major Advance for Transgender Rights

April 26, 2012

The ACLU of Nevada is very pleased to report that, earlier this week, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that discrimination based on gender identity is covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  This means that transgender individuals nationwide who have suffered employment discrimination can now bring their complaints to the EEOC, a remedy not previously available to them. 

Equal Pay for Equal Work

Submitted by Angela Francis on April 20, 2012

The 2012 Equal Pay Day – the point into 2012 that a woman must work, on average, to make the same amount a man did in 2011 – was April 17. Roughly a third of the year has passed and woman have just now caught up. For those wondering why this is a date of significance when women should already be making equal wages compared to men a law that passed almost 50 years ago – we are wondering that too!