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...March, the Civil Liberties Union (CLU), a liberal advocacy group at the Law School, and the Federalists, a conservative organization, sponsored a debate between Norman Dorsen and William Donahue. Dorsen is president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), while Donahue is one of the ACLU's most vocal critics...
...Professor Donahue and the ACLU are on the worst of terms, and I sincerely believe that there is a significant possibility that if the tape is simply released to the ACLU that it will be used in an improper manner to discredit Donahue," Ronald K. Edquist, Federalist Society president, wrote in his brief to the dean of students...
Despite George Bush's continued attempts to tarnish the image of the "card-carrying" member of the ACLU, civil rights groups across the country continue their efforts to ensure the protection of constitutional rights in even the most unpopular cases...
Because CLUH members--and administrators as well--know they have the clout of the Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (CLUM) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to carry them, CLUH has an extra leg to stand on in dealing with the administration, Ryan says...
...Miller, an ACLU director who is coordinating the settlement, concedes that compromise might be the only realistic alternative for pro-choice groups. "The very fact that the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case means you have a chance of losing," he is reported as saying. "And you also lose control. You don't know where the Court is going to go with this...