The American Civil Liberties Union is an American non-profit institution that works to defend American rights and liberties provided by laws and the Constitution. They also use court cases and through documentation of verdicts and are a very important protector of liberties and rights of the American people. From its official start in 1920 from the former National Civil Liberties Bureau the ACLU has been focused on the secular rights not of one theme but of all groups‚ from Civil Rights‚ free speech
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Who is Robyn Blumner? Perhaps she is simply your everyday editorialist for a daily newspaper. Or‚ as the former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU)‚ could she possibly have her own agenda? One of Blumner’s columns entitled "Let’s stand up for liberty" was published in a well known editorial writers magazine called "The Masthead". In summary‚ it focuses on freedom of speech‚ and how we tend to lose sight of it‚ or even have it taken from us during national hardships
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Civil Liberties Union‚ petitioner v. The Executive Secretary‚ respondent‚ 194 SCRA 317 (1991) Facts: Executive Order No. 284 issued by President Corazon C. Aquino on July 25‚ 1987. The pertinent provisions of the assailed Executive Order are: Sec. 1. Even if allowed by law or by the ordinary functions of his position‚ a member of the Cabinet‚ undersecretary or assistant secretary or other appointive officials of the Executive Department may‚ in addition to his primary position‚ hold not more than
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The American Civil Liberties Union Two Sides of the Same Coin The American Civil Liberties Union‚ commonly known as the ACLU‚ was founded in 1920 by Roger Nash Baldwin in defense of the Bill of Rights. Over the years‚ the American Civil Liberties Union has been involved in so many controversial cases‚ such as the Scopes Monkey Trial and for their defense of the American Nazis’ in the Chicago suburb of Skokie‚ that many people view them as anti-religious. Considered a left wing organization by
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was started by Roger Baldwin‚ Crystal Eastman‚ Walter Nelles‚ Morris Ernst‚ Albert DeSilver‚ Arthur Garfield Hays‚ Jane Addams‚ Felix Frankfurter‚ and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn in 1920. ACLU began as an advocacy group to protect the freedom of speech of anti-war protestors. Today‚ ACLU has expanded to a staff of 200 lawyers‚ close to 500‚000 members‚ another 2‚000 volunteer attorneys and upwards of 1.2 million in online activists. It has affiliates in all 50
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Larkin & Lacey The San Francisco‚ CA based human rights organization‚ the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU) runs a human rights project through its offices in New York‚ Washington DC ‚ Puerto Rico and California. The projects cover advocacy‚ public outreach and litigation‚ which are all carried out in-line with ACLU’s long held commitment to protect civil liberties and civil rights of the immigrant community living in the US. The impact litigation program run by the group aims to
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The American Civil Liberties Union was established to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to the people by the Constitution and laws of the United States. (ACLU) The rights that ACLU focuses on specifically include the fifth and first amendments‚ which give citizens the freedom of speech and the freedom to assembly. Founded in January of 1920‚ the American Civil Liberties Union was born amidst the Red Scare‚ where many people were being arrested without proper warrant
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Special Interest Group: American Civil Liberties Union Champ Johnson AJS 552 May 5‚ 2014 Special Interest Group: American Civil Liberties Union The United States is blanketed with legal protection by the ACLU. It is difficult to cover everything because it is so involved in the many different aspects in the fight for civil liberties. I will attempt illustrate what the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) is‚ and how they have affected our society in public safety and our civil rights. The ACLU actually
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ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) Size of the pressure group The ACLU has over 500‚000 members and has an annual budget of over $100 million dollars. What the group stands for The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nonpartisan non-profit organization whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." Originally founded in 1920 its focus was on
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‘The New Government Systems’ With Civil liberties‚ Patriot Act and Snowden The United States of America has become one of the strongest nations in the world. Through the unfortunate tragedies that have occurred over the years‚ we as American citizens have overcome these disastrous events together as one. Since the devastating attack on September 11‚ 2001 America has come to be more precautious‚ knowledgeable and prepared for what could come our way in the future. Having a new conspicuous perspective
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