American Civil Liberties Union

The ACLU is an non-profit, non-partisan organization of people who believe in the power of action. We are united by the quest – “We the people dare to create a more perfect union.” Whether in the courts, statehouses, Congress or communities, we fight to defend the rights that the Constitution guarantees to all of us —regardless of who we are, where we come from, whom we love, or what we believe. Founded in 1920, the ACLU has participated in such cases as the 1925 Scopes trial (challenged a ban on teaching evolution), "Brown v. Board of Education" (school desegregation), "Roe v. Wade" (abortion rights), and "Romer v. Evans" (gay and lesbian rights). The group has more than 1,000,000 members nationwide and offices throughout the US. Together, we take up the toughest civil rights and liberties challenges of our time. We seek to inspire those who want change to become the ones who make change.