ACLU
Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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Attorneys from the ACLU, Seton Hall University and the Center for Constitutional Rights are representing the families in Massachusetts federal district court.
From Salon • Jan. 27, 2026
Some complained that their pleas for medical services were ignored for weeks, according to the ACLU.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
His nomination as director was denounced by the ACLU, the NAACP, the National Organization for Women, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and many other civil rights and civil liberties organizations.
From Salon • Aug. 18, 2025
This raised many ethical issues that were reported by the ACLU.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025
When I first joined the ACLU, no one imagined that the Racial Justice Project would focus its attention on criminal justice reform.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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