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The ACLU is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, legal and advocacy 501(c)(4) organization devoted to protecting the rights of everyone in America. Learn more about the ACLU and its affiliated org, the ACLU Foundation: aclu.org.
The American Civil Liberties Union stands for the preservation and protection of American liberties:
- Freedoms of speech, press and religion and the ability to associate and gather to practice these rights.
- Equal protection under the law regardless of what you look like, who you love or which God you worship.
- Fair treatment by the government whenever your life, liberty or pursuit of happiness is at stake.
- Right to privacy and freedom from government intrusion into your personal life.