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ACLU (national and North Carolina)
U.S. left-of-center civil liberties advocacy
The ACLU is a nonprofit civil liberties advocacy organization founded in 1920, governed by member-elected boards and funded entirely through dues, donations, and private foundations. While it has historically defended free speech across the political spectrum, media analysts broadly characterize it as left-of-center in its issue priorities. Under Trump's second term, the ACLU has been one of the administration's most active legal opponents, filing over 230 legal actions since January 2025.
Owned byMembership nonprofit with no single owner; governed by elected boards. Operates as two linked entities: the ACLU (501(c)(4)) and the ACLU Foundation (501(c)(3)).
LeaningU.S. left-of-center civil liberties advocacy
On the administrationbroadly critical
8average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun