Programs

  • Program 1 [2021]

    THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTOOK LITIGATION WHEN DOING SO WAS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO ADVANCE A CIVIL LIBERTIES CONCERN. LAWSUITS FILED SET LEGAL PRECEDENTS AND AFFECTED THE POLICIES AND ACTIONS OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION, AND FILED BRIEFS ADDRESSING CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES IN CASES INITIATED BY OTHERS, ALL ON A PRO BONO BASIS. DURING THE 2020-2021 FISCAL YEAR, ATTORNEY FEES WERE VALUED AT $175 TO $1,121 PER HOUR. THE AVERAGE HOURLY RATE WAS APPROXIMATELY $797. VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS WORKED ON AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION MATTERS AND PROVIDED 17,653 HOURS OF SERVICE AT A VALUE OF $14,067,849.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.4M

  • Program 2 [2021]

    THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES PROVIDED PUBLICATIONS, VIDEOS, FLYERS, AND KNOW-YOUR RIGHTS MATERIALS ON SUCH ISSUES AS VOTING RIGHTS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, LGBT RIGHTS, JUVENILE LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE, AND IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS, AS WELL AS A NEWSLETTER THAT IS NORMALLY ISSUED TWO TO THREE TIMES A YEAR. (DURING THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2021, ONLY ONE EDITION OF THE NEWSLETTER WAS ISSUED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.) THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SPONSORED A SPEAKERS' BUREAU, A SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE. AND A BLOG WITH UP-TO-THE-MINUTE NEWSFEED.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $6M

  • Civil Liberties Litigation Program

    THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTOOK LITIGATION WHEN DOING SO WAS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO ADVANCE A CIVIL LIBERTIES CONCERN. LAWSUITS FILED SET LEGAL PRECEDENTS AND AFFECTED THE POLICIES AND ACTIONS OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION, AND FILED BRIEFS ADDRESSING CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES IN CASES INITIATED BY OTHERS, ALL ON A PRO BONO BASIS. DURING THE 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR, ATTORNEY FEES WERE VALUED AT $185 TO $1,267 PER HOUR. THE AVERAGE HOURLY RATE WAS APPROXIMATELY $443. VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS WORKED ON AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION MATTERS AND PROVIDED 7,393 HOURS OF SERVICE AT A VALUE OF $4,891,451.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Apr 1, 2022 – Mar 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.5M