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California ACLU affiliates successfully challenged the California state loyalty oath. [114] The Supreme Court, until 1957, upheld nearly every law which restricted the liberties of Communists. [115] The ACLU, even though it scaled back its defense of Communists during the Cold War, still came under heavy criticism as a "front" for Communism.
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.
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 with the New York Attorney General at the time, Eliot Spitzer, to settle a privacy breach that had been discovered on the ACLU website ...
The ACLU's 100-year history of fighting for civil liberties in Southern California includes drag queens, immigrants, prisoners, students and nude statues. But 'progress isn't inevitable.'
A coalition of immigrant rights groups called Shut Down Adelanto, of which the ACLU of Southern California is a member, has advocated for the facility's closure for years, citing numerous health ...
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In 1995, Connerly became the chairman of the California Civil Rights Initiative Campaign [1] and helped get the initiative on the California ballot as Proposition 209. The Carnegie, Ford, and Rockefeller Foundations, the ACLU, and the California Teachers Association opposed the measure. It passed with 54.6% of the vote. [3]
The ACLU questionnaire, which was sent to all Democratic and Republican candidates during the 2020 presidential campaign, provides a clear record of Harris’ progressive stances.