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ACLU

American  
Or A.C.L.U.
  1. American Civil Liberties Union.

  2. American College of Life Underwriters.


ACLU British  

abbreviation

  1. American Civil Liberties Union

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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

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

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

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