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News and Events from Nebraska Appleseed – July 2013

In this jam-packed July edition of “Appleseed in Action”: Nebraskans celebrate passage of Senate immigration reform bill Civil rights groups […]

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 decision in the case Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl. This

On The Fosters this week, the two common themes that arose throughout the episode were race, ethnicity, and culture. This

By ozabih / 07/02/2013

Last week, in its decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the critical

It’s not every day that your cup of coffee can support justice for all, but it can during the month

The U.S. Senate took a great step toward fixing our outdated immigration laws last week when it voted overwhelmingly to

The History The Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 (during the Jim

Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed a historic immigration reform bill with a path to citizenship that marks a huge step

Today is a historic day for all of us. Immigration is an important part of the fabric of our families,

Today, a large, diverse collection of Nebraskans gathered at the Roman L. Hruska Federal Court House in Omaha to urge