How to become a lawyer for the ACLU?

If you are interested in becoming an ACLU lawyer, you will find that your course will originally be very similar to that of anyone who wants to be a lawyer. After getting an undergraduate degree, ideally in something like pre-law, political science, or history, you will need to take the LSAT, the Law School Admissions Test.

Where can I find the ACLU in my state?

The ACLU protects your freedom through a nationwide network of staffed offices in every state, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. To request legal assistance or get involved, find your local ACLU affiliate below. A state-by-state searchable map to help find your local ACLU affilitate.

How does the ACLU help in a case?

In many ways, the ACLU has been instrumental in the way that the Constitutional law has been upheld. It will provide legal assistance in cases where civil liberties are at risk, and even though it does not provide direct legal representation, it does submit amicus curiae briefs.

Can you mail a complaint to the ACLU?

The ACLU recommends against including in your on-line complaint highly sensitive information such as Social Security numbers. If you are concerned about the security of your e-mail, you should download a complaint form and mail it to the ACLU.

Can you get legal help from the ACLU?

Until such an Agreement has been signed, the ACLU will only be assessing and investigating whether or not it can provide me with representation or other assistance. I hereby authorize the ACLU to use the information I have provided to the ACLU as necessary to determine whether it will offer me legal or other assistance.

The ACLU recommends against including in your on-line complaint highly sensitive information such as Social Security numbers. If you are concerned about the security of your e-mail, you should download a complaint form and mail it to the ACLU.

Is the American Civil Liberties Union accepting requests for assistance?

However, please be aware that due to the number of requests for assistance we receive, we are able to accept only a small percentage of cases.

Is the American Civil Liberties Union tax deductible?

The ACLU has been at the center of nearly every major civil liberties battle in the U.S. for almost 100 years. This vital work depends on the support of ACLU members in all 50 states and beyond. We need you with us to keep fighting — donate today. Contributions to the ACLU are not tax deductible.

Why is the ACLU suing the state of Arkansas?

There should be an independent pathway to permanent legal status for those that have created lives and families in the United States as a result of TPS. Arkansas legislators are trying to make abortion inaccessible, so we’re taking them to court. This is the first of several lawsuits the ACLU will be filing over anti-trans laws passed in 2021.

Who is representing the ACLU of Indiana?

The ACLU of Indiana is representing two prisoners at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, and was recently granted a preliminary injunction concerning the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC) facilities’ policy that all incoming correspondence to prisoners must be in a plain white envelope.

Where is the ACLU office in New York City?

Send mail to our address: ACLU Membership Department, 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004 Thanks for your interest in the ACLU!

How often does the ACLU go to court?

In the courts. For nearly one hundred years, ACLU lawyers have been at the center of one history-making court case after another, participating in more Supreme Court cases than any other private organization. With attorneys nationwide, we handle thousands of cases each year on behalf of clients whose rights have…

Where did the ACLU take a stand for free speech?

The ACLU took a controversial stand for free speech by defending a Nazi group that wanted to march through the Chicago suburb of Skokie—where many Holocaust survivors lived.