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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.
ACLU v. Ashcroft (2002) Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A. 2003 State v. Dalton; McConnell v. FEC; Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003) - Amicus curiae; Goodridge v. Department of Public Health - Amicus curiae; Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of New England - Amicus curiae; United States v. American Library Association; 2004 ACLU v. Ashcroft (2004 ...
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 ...
David D. Cole is the National Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).Before joining the ACLU in July 2016, [1] Cole was the Hon. George J. Mitchell Professor in Law and Public Policy at the Georgetown University Law Center [2] from March 2014 [3] through December 2016. [1]
The American Civil Liberties Union is collaborating with the creative team behind the Oscar-nominated short “A Lien” on an impact campaign working to protect the rights of immigrants.
They represent things that I have always stood against and I can't express too strongly." [46] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) formally opposed Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court. The ACLU has only taken this step three other times in its entire history, opposing the nominations of William Rehnquist, Robert Bork, and Brett ...
The ACLU counters that the act only gives the president limited use of such powers during a “declared war,” or an “invasion or predatory incursion” involving a foreign nation or government.
Lawsuits by the ACLU and its allies successfully blocked implementation of the first two versions of the ban, but the Supreme Court allowed a third version to go into effect in 2018.