Aclu

American Civil Liberties Union

The American Civil Liberties Union is an American nonprofit civil rights organization founded in 1920. ACLU affiliates are active in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. As of 2024, the ACLU's budget is $383 million. The ACLU provides legal assistance in cases where it considers civil liberties at risk with advocacy from a secularist stance against excessive religious entanglement over the United States government. Legal support from the ACLU can take the form of direct legal representation or preparation of amicus curiae briefs expressing legal arguments when another law firm is already providing representation. In addition to representing persons and organizations in lawsuits, the ACLU lobbies for policy positions established by its board of directors.

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• Entity:  Organization

• Predecessor:  National Civil Liberties Bureau
• Founders:  Jeannette Rankin, Roger Nash Baldwin, Crystal Eastman, Helen Keller, Walter Nelles, Morris Ernst, Albert Desilver, Arthur Garfield Hays, Jane Addams, Felix Frankfurter
• Type:  501(C)(4) Nonprofit Organization
• Tax ID no.:  13-3871360
• Headquarters:  125 Broad Street, New York City, U.s.
• Members:  1.7 Million (2024)
• President:  Deborah Archer
• Executive Director:  Anthony Romero
• Budget:  $383 Million (2024, Combined Aclu And Foundation, Excludes Affiliates):22–3
• Volunteers:  Several Thousand Attorneys
• Wikidata description:  American Advocacy Group
• Wikidata label:  American Civil Liberties Union
• Wikidata aliases:  American Civil Liberties Union, Aclu National, American Civil Liberties Union, Inc.

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