Organization from the United States
The American Civil Liberties Union bills itself as "the nation’s premier defender of the rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution," defending "individual freedoms including speech and religion, a woman’s right to choose, the right to due process, citizens’ rights to privacy and much more . . . even when the cause is unpopular, and sometimes when nobody else will."
Recent statements involving American Civil Liberties Union
Voter identification laws make it complicated and expensive to get an ID, essentially instituting a modern-day poll tax.
"[The] ACLU and atheists in Denver are demanding the NFL stop [Tim Tebow] from praying on the sidelines."
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