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American Civil Liberties Union¶
Summary¶
American Civil Liberties Union is a U.S. civil liberties organization documented in OIR from official ACLU pages.
Verified Facts¶
- ACLU maintains an official contact page at https://www.aclu.org/about/contact-us.
- ACLU maintains an official history page at https://www.aclu.org/about/aclu-history.
- The official history page states that the ACLU formed in response to civil liberties abuses during the post-World War I period, including the Palmer Raids.
- The official history page describes the ACLU as defending rights enumerated in the U.S. Constitution.
Historical Context¶
Historical context has not yet been drafted beyond the summary on the official history page.
Analysis¶
Analysis has not yet been drafted. Future work should use independent sources to document technology-related civil liberties work.
Relationships¶
ORG-ACLUcitesSRC-ACLU-CONTACT.ORG-ACLUcitesSRC-ACLU-HISTORY.
Sources¶
SRC-ACLU-CONTACT: American Civil Liberties Union Contact Page.SRC-ACLU-HISTORY: American Civil Liberties Union History Page.
Research Debt¶
- Add independent sources for history and technology-related civil liberties work.
- Create a separate contact record only after outreach use requirements are defined.