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Williams and Cochrane have also met with representatives of the National Association of Colored People (NAACP) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to investigate the possibilty of pursuing legal action...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Officers Cleared of Harassment | 3/21/1989 | See Source »

...reason I feel strongly," she adds, is, "if the city can establish a religion, then it can disestablish a religion by inference." Wolf says she has this "strong feeling" as a "card-carrying member of the ACLU" (American Civil Liberties Union...

Author: By Rebecca L. Walkowitz, | Title: Holidays Revive Religous Symbols Issue | 11/29/1988 | See Source »

...indication of what he hopes to accomplish in the White House: "We have no idea what Mr. Bush is going to do as president. All we know is that he is for people saying the Pledge of Allegiance, preventing Black men from raping white women and against the ACLU. I don't know anything else about him," he says...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: An Insider Watches on the Sidelines | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

During his speech near the Business School last week, Jackson lambasted Vice President George Bush for his criticism of Dukakis' membership in the American Civil Liberties Union. Jackson charged that Bush saw the ACLU as an insurgent group, and claimed that Jesus Christ, the Jews in Nazi Germany, and Martin Luther king, Jr. were all viewed by their tormentors as insurgents. Bush, he said, was on a "mean and ugly" side of history...

Author: By Michael J. Bonin, | Title: The Dreaded L-Word | 10/5/1988 | See Source »

...contrast, Dukakis, rather than offering a rousing defense of the ACLU for its vigilant defense of free speech for the past seven years, issued a statement outlining his disagreements with the organization. His strongest countercharge was to accuse Bush of questioning his patriotism, without explaining how being a member of the ACLU is just as patriotic an act as saluting the flag...

Author: By Michael J. Bonin, | Title: The Dreaded L-Word | 10/5/1988 | See Source »

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