American Civil Liberties Union

noun

1. an organization founded in 1920 to defend the civil rights of all U.S. citizens. : ACLU, A.C.L.U.

American Civil Liberties Union

1. An organization founded in 1920 in the wake of the red scare to defend civil liberties . The ACLU has often defended the rights of individuals aligned with unpopular causes, including American communists and Nazis .

Example Sentences

Other supporters include the Network Advertising Initiative, American Civil Liberties Union, Electronic Frontier Foundation and Mozilla.

From Digiday

After a time as a field director at the American Civil Liberties Union office in Washington, D.C., Bellows returned to Maine.

From The Daily Beast

The good news is that groups like the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP have filed suit against the state.

From The Daily Beast

A consortium of scientists and the American Civil Liberties Union eventually sued to invalidate the patents a few years ago.

From The Daily Beast

This is especially true of individuals who have led the American Civil Liberties Union, founded in 1920.

From The Daily Beast

On Wednesday, Williams posted on Twitter a response from the American Civil Liberties Union declining to take up her case.

From The Daily Beast