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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an American nonprofit civil rights organization founded in 1920. ACLU affiliates are active in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. The budget of the ACLU in 2024 was $383 million. The ACLU provides legal assistance in cases where it considers civil liberties at risk.
McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky - ACLU defended itself; The King’s English v. Shurtleff - represented King's English and others; Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District - represented eleven parents; Varian v. Delfino - Amicus curiae for Michelangelo Delfino and Mary Day; Gonzales v. Oregon - Amicus curiae for Oregon; Rumsfeld v.
The ACLU chose not to represent any of the defendants, and they were all found guilty and sentenced to three to five years in prison. [109] Their defense attorneys were all cited for contempt, went to prison, and were disbarred. [98] When the government indicted additional party members, the defendants could not find attorneys to represent them ...
ACLU attorney Chase Strangio told reporters he was "honored" to represent plaintiffs who, "for their suffering children, made decisions that were best for their family, the recommendations of ...
His critics within the ACLU have launched websites such as savetheaclu.org and voicesfortheaclu.org, reporting that he "has betrayed fundamental ACLU values". [13] [16] In 2002, Romero signed a consent decree the New York Attorney General at the time, Eliot Spitzer, to settle a privacy breach that had been discovered on the ACLU website ...
ACLU of Northern California and the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice in a letter sent to Fresno County Superior Court Judge Houry Sanderson are also calling for the court to immediately ...
The ACLU of Pennsylvania requested school superintendents, CEO (The Center Square) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania is asking school leaders in the state to resist federal ...
However, hesitant to question the legality of the war, the ACLU national board voted not to represent Spock and co-defendants. It later reversed its decision, offering the Boston Five legal support, though by this time months had passed and the ACLU's support was no longer necessary.