ACLU
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Soon it was followed by a bevy of other progressive organizations, including the ACLU, Planned Parenthood and the World Health Organization.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
After 9/11, she worked for the ACLU, representing the Sikh community in a series of discrimination lawsuits.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
Some complained that their pleas for medical services were ignored for weeks, according to the ACLU.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
The ACLU, along with other legal groups, is representing the men in their lawsuit.
From Slate • Jul. 12, 2025
Shortly after leaving the ACLU, I joined the board of directors of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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