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Company Profile - American Civil Liberties Union

125 Broad St., 18th Flr.
New York, NY 10004-2400

Phone: 212-549-2585
Website: www.aclu.org

Key Facts

In 2002, activities included challenging the government's policy of secret deportation hearings after 9/11, pressing the Supreme Court to rule that libraries could not be required to install Internet filters as a condition of federal funding, and working to uphold the use of affirmative action in admission policies at the University of Michigan.
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation offers third-year law students and recent graduates the William J. Brennan First Amendment Fellowship to help them receive training and experience in First Amendment advocacy.

Company Overview
The largest nonpartisan, non-profit public interest law organization in the U.S., the ACLU is devoted to preserving the Bill of Rights through litigation, legislation, and education.

Throughout the organization’s 83-year history, it has been involved in some of the most controversial cases in the country’s history—the Scopes “Monkey Trial,” Brown v. Board of Education, and Roe v. Wade, to name a few—and has vigorously opposed threats to civil liberties, especially free speech.

Its 50-state network has offices in most major cities, and its more than 60 staff attorneys work with 2,000 volunteers to take on 6,000 cases annually. The ACLU is fully funded by annual dues from its nearly 300,000 members, as well as contributions from individuals and private foundations. It does not accept government funding.

Major Line of Business : Law, Non-Profit & Government

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