“In November 1999, respondents American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky et al. sued the Counties in Federal District Court under Rev. Stat. § 1979, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and sought a preliminary injunction against maintaining the displays, which the ACLU charged were violations of the prohibition of religious establishment included in the First Amendment of the Constitution.” J. Souter, McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, 545 U.S. 844, 853 (2005).
American Civil Liberties Union
Definition
A national organization that engages in litigation, legislative lobbying, and educational outreach in order to preserve and further individual rights and liberties that are guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Among the constitutional rights that the ACLU promotes are First Amendment, equal protection, due process, and privacy rights.
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
A national membership organization that takes legal action to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties of people as set forth in the U.S. Constitution.
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