American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Liberties Union
n.
A national organization dedicated to protecting constitutionally guaranteed civil rights and liberties.
abbrv.
ACLU

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


American Civil Liberties Union
A national membership organization that takes legal action to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties of people as set forth in the U.S. Constitution.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


American Civil Liberties Union
n. A national organization of lawyers and others who are interested in enforcing and preserving the individual rights and civil liberties guaranteed by the federal and state constitutions. Abbreviated ACLU.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

American Civil Liberties Union
n.
   a membership organization founded in 1920 to defend and protect "the rights of man set forth in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution." The ACLU researches the legalities of public policies and actions and defends clients in court when civil liberties are in question, without charge and often as amicus curiae (friend of the court). It has committees on academic freedom, state issues, media rights, free speech and association, due process, equal rights, labor/management relations and privacy. It also finances projects on voting rights, reproductive freedom, women's rights, and lesbian and gay rights. While some people consider it to be extremely liberal, the ACLU has defended ex-Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke's right to be on the ballot and the Ku Klux Klan's right to obtain parade permits. Address: 132 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036; tel.: (212) 944-9800.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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