Glenn Greenwald writes about the bizarre case of an ACLU lawyer coming out in favor of book censorship. So it’s fair to ask what the fuck happened to the ACLU. I used to work at the ACLU and their national legal director was my law professor. The name obviously carries a lot of cachet among self-identified civil libertarians. The proxy allies knew that the ACLU would go their own way on a variety of issues. For example, while extremely pro-choice on abortion, the ACLU I worked at refused to sign-off on condemning or suing "crisis pregnancy centers" on 1A grounds. The abortion rights organizations grumbled but ultimately understood and never pressed the issue. It's a tiny, almost meaningless gesture, but I just cite it as one example where they stood their ground on principle.
What Happened to the ACLU?
What Happened to the ACLU?
What Happened to the ACLU?
Glenn Greenwald writes about the bizarre case of an ACLU lawyer coming out in favor of book censorship. So it’s fair to ask what the fuck happened to the ACLU. I used to work at the ACLU and their national legal director was my law professor. The name obviously carries a lot of cachet among self-identified civil libertarians. The proxy allies knew that the ACLU would go their own way on a variety of issues. For example, while extremely pro-choice on abortion, the ACLU I worked at refused to sign-off on condemning or suing "crisis pregnancy centers" on 1A grounds. The abortion rights organizations grumbled but ultimately understood and never pressed the issue. It's a tiny, almost meaningless gesture, but I just cite it as one example where they stood their ground on principle.