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
Marisol Dominguez-Ruiz, one of Fernando’s lawyers from the ACLU, is used to sitting in the same room as her clients without barriers.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2025
Though the original law was entered late in the 2024 session, it garnered several opponents, including the ACLU, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Oakland Privacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 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
By the time I left the ACLU, I had come to suspect that I was wrong about the criminal justice system.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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