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American Civil Liberties Union

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https://64.176.36.150/topic/American-Civil-Liberties-Union
Also known as: ACLU
Last Updated: • Article History
Category: History & Society
Date:
1920 - present
Headquarters:
New York City
Areas Of Involvement:
civil rights
due process
legal aid
civil liberty
freedom of expression
Related People:
Felix Frankfurter
Antonio Villaraigosa
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Norman Thomas
Eleanor Holmes Norton
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), organization founded by Roger Baldwin and others in New York City in 1920 to champion constitutional liberties in the United States. The ACLU works to protect Americans’ constitutional rights and freedoms as set forth in the U.S. Constitution and its amendments. The ACLU works in three basic areas: freedom of expression, conscience, and association; due process of law; and equality under the law. The ACLU seeks to further particular aspects of civil liberties by affecting the outcome of specific legal cases in the courts. Since its founding the ACLU has initiated test cases as well ...(100 of 456 words)

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