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
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
Baca had once told the ACLU, “I will never, ever resign. I intend to be sheriff as long as I live.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2025
In the words of the ACLU, the program amounted to “a discriminatory policy that ran counter to the fundamental American values of fairness and equal protection.”
From Salon • Mar. 30, 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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