Letter: Free Speech for All Is Still Our Mission
The American Civil Liberties Union, writes its senior litigator, has not abandoned that historic vocation.
by The Atlantic
May 23, 2022
3 minutes
The ACLU Has Lost Its Way
“The ACLU now seems largely unable or unwilling to uphold its core values,” wrote Lara Bazelon earlier this month, arguing that the civil-liberties organization has neglected its central purpose of defending freedom of speech without partisanship in favor of a broad embrace of progressive causes.
Lara Bazelon accuses the American Civil Liberties Union of having lost its way. We have not.
Bazelon first says the ACLU “bestow[ed] an ambassadorship and scribe-for-hire services” on Amber Heard after the actress pledged $3.5 million to our organization, implying that this was
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