ACLU History: The ACLU and the Bill of Rights

The ACLU has evolved over the years. What began as a small group of idealists taking a stand againt the government in 1920 has grown into the nation’s premier defender of the rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. With more than 500,000 members, nearly 200 staff attorneys, thousands of volunteer attorneys, and offices throughout the nation, the ACLU of today continues to fight government abuse and to vigorously defend individual freedoms including speech and religion, a woman’s right to choose, the right to due process, citizens’ rights to privacy and much more.

• ACLU History: Early Breakthroughs for Free Speech
• ACLU History: Speaking up For Freedom of Expression
• ACLU History: Wiretapping: A new kind of 'search and seizure'
• ACLU History: Applying the Bill of Rights to Criminal Justice