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The ACLU has abandoned its defense of free speech in the US; I'm glad to see IJ taking up the mantle.
by mobilefriendly 5y ago
The ACLU has abandoned its defense of free speech in the US; I'm glad to see IJ taking up the mantle.
- GavinMcG 5y agoEarlier this week, the ACLU published this[0] article, "The Problem With Censoring Political Speech Online – Including Trump’s". More substantively, they recently filed a brief[1] supporting Americans for Prosperity (the Koch brothers' primary political advocacy group) fighting against a government demand for donor lists. That's just the stuff I found on the national website with a minute or two of looking around—I didn't even dig into what state ACLU groups are doing, and they do the bulk of litigation. Abandoned free speech they have not. [0] https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/the-problem-with-censoring-political-speech-online-including-trumps/ https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/the-problem-with-censo... [1] https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/prosperity-foundation-v-xavier-becerra-attorney-general-california-amicus-brief https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/prosperity-foundation-v-...
- dangrossman 5y agoA counterpoint: https://archive.is/tL7Rj https://archive.is/tL7Rj (NY Times)