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by causi 1683 days ago
The ACLU has explicitly altered its case selection guidelines away from content-neutral rights protection in order to avoid protecting the rights of white supremacists or other prejudiced individuals.

Moving forward, when deciding whether to take a free speech case, the organization will consider "factors such as the (present and historical) context of the proposed speech; the potential effect on marginalized communities; the extent to which the speech may assist in advancing the goals of white supremacists or others whose views are contrary to our values; and the structural and power inequalities in the community in which the speech will occur."

http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/20180621ACL...

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This quote (you're using italics to be a quote, right?) doesn't exist in the linked document.
The quotes inside the italics is a quote. It begins in the last bullet point of page five in the PDF.