The ACLU of Nevada was started in 1966 as a non-partisan organization that works to defend and advance the civil liberties and civil rights of all Nevadans. The ACLU of Nevada works in three areas: public education, advocacy, and litigation. This work is done in order to help the public understand their liberties, rights, and responsibilities, as well as defend the rights and liberties of individuals when they have been violated. The ACLU of Nevada is an affiliate of the national ACLU, a nationwide organization that advocates for civil liberties and civil rights of all people in the United States, and is the only organization in Nevada dedicated solely to protecting the Constitutional rights and liberties of every individual in the state. The ACLU looks specifically to the Bill of Rights, the first ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, and the civil rights Amendments to determine what issues it works on. The ACLU of Nevada also looks to the Nevada Constitution.

In more specific terms, the ACLU of Nevada works on a broad array of issues affecting individual freedoms through lobbying on legislation and regulations, litigating, and educating the public. Some of these issues include freedom of speech, open government, privacy, immigrants' rights, racial injustice, prisoner's rights, and more. The ACLU of Nevada can be contacted via the links provided on this page.