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American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. left-liberal advocacy organization
The ACLU is a nonprofit civil liberties advocacy organization, not a traditional media outlet; it publishes legal filings, press releases, and policy commentary rather than news reporting. It is funded entirely by private donations and dues and leans consistently toward progressive and civil-libertarian positions on social, immigration, and civil rights issues. Since January 2025 it has filed more than 230 legal actions against the Trump administration's second-term policies.
Owned byMember-governed nonprofit; no single owner. Operates as two affiliated entities — the ACLU Inc. (501(c)(4)) and the ACLU Foundation (501(c)(3)) — with 50 state and territorial affiliates.
LeaningU.S. left-liberal advocacy organization
On the administrationbroadly critical
7average bias score across 2 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun