[Fogest]

From my understanding the ACLU used to stand for the civil rights of everybody and even defended KKK members. But now they have taken sides on various social justice movements and targeted groups that oppose these sides. Instead of fighting for civil rights like they used to, they pick and choose which rights they think are okay to violate if it's for the "right cause". It goes completely against their old motto.

[tylerhou]

Except that's not exactly true; here is a counterexample.

https://lawandcrime.com/first-amendment/aclu-backs-n-j-woman...

[mardifoufs]

State chapters of the ACLU have usually been a lot better, the rot is more at the top and with the stands the leadership takes

[systemvoltage]

General trend has been that they've become more lopsided due to their donor demographics and having to serve them. Providing one counter example doesn't disprove it.

[temp_praneshp]

Is there something I can read that establishes the general trend? I know there was a recent leaked memo, but it seems like a weak way to establish general trend.

[systemvoltage]

'Once a Bastion of Free Speech, the A.C.L.U. Faces an Identity Crisis'

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/06/us/aclu-free-speech.html

[temp_praneshp]

Thanks!

[monksy]

Was in 2017, but things probably have changed: https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech/how-could-you-represen...