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{{distinguish|American Civil Liberties Union}}
{{distinguish|American Civil Liberties Union}}
The '''American Civil Rights Union''' is a [[civil liberties]] organization founded by former [[Reagan Administration]] official [[Robert B. Carleson]] in 1998. The ACRU has filed amicus briefs in court cases involving the Boy Scouts of America including the 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case of "[[Boy Scouts of America v. Dale]]", defending the Boy Scouts' right to create their own criteria for membership. [[Peter Ferrara]] is the ACRU Legal Director, and Susan Carleson is the Chairman.<ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=25767 Human Events] URL accessed 2008-04-06.</ref>


Founded by former [[Reagan Administration]] official [[Robert B. Carleson]] in 1998, the '''American Civil Rights Union''' (ACRU) is dedicated to protecting the civil rights of all Americans by publicly advancing a Constitutional understanding of our essential rights and freedoms. The ACRU monitors and counters organizations that threaten our constitutional rights. It files amicus briefs in critical civil rights cases, and defends the Constitution in print and broadcast media and on the Internet. The ACRU is committed to ensuring that those who believe in traditional moral values, such as the Boy Scouts of America, remain free to hold, express, teach and practice those beliefs.
The ACRU Policy Board consists of seven leading conservative attorneys, diplomats, and scholars:


The ACRU Policy Board consists of eight leading conservative attorneys, diplomats, and scholars:
*Hon. [[Edwin Meese]] III, former U.S. Attorney General
*Hon. [[Edwin Meese]] III, former U.S. Attorney General
*Hon. [[William Bradford Reynolds]], former assistant U.S. Attorney General for Civil Rights
*Hon. [http://www.theacru.org/about-policy-board.html William Bradford Reynolds], former assistant U.S. Attorney General for Civil Rights
*Dean [[Kenneth W. Starr]], former U.S. Solicitor General and Dean of the Pepperdine School of Law
*Dr. [[James Q. Wilson]], professor, Pepperdine University School of Public Policy
*Dr. [[James Q. Wilson]], professor, Pepperdine University School of Public Policy
*Dean [[J. Clayburn LaForce]], former Dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management
*Ambassador [[Curtin Winsor]], former U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica
*Ambassador [[Curtin Winsor]], former U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica
*Prof. [[Walter E. Williams]], professor of economics, [[George Mason University]]
*Prof. [[Walter E. Williams]], professor of economics, [[George Mason University]]
*Hon. [[Charles J. Cooper]], former Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel
*Hon. [http://www.theacru.org/about-policy-board.html Richard Bender Abell], former Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs
*Hon. [[Ken_blackwell|J Kenneth Blackwell]], former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission


The ACRU Leadership and Staff are:
*Susan A. Carleson, Chairman, CEO and Treasurer
*Edwin Meese, Director
*Morton C. Blackwell, Director
*David A. Leedom, Director
*Wendy Borcherdt LeRoy, Director
*Peter J. Ferrara, Legal Director, General Counsel
*Betty Barrett, Secretary



The ACRU Mission Statement is as follows:
The ACRU Mission Statement is as follows:


The American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) is dedicated to protecting the civil rights of all Americans by publicly advancing a Constitutional understanding of our essential rights and freedoms. The ACRU monitors and counters organizations that threaten our Constitutional rights. It files amicus briefs in critical civil rights cases, and defends the Constitution in print and broadcast media and on the Internet. The ACRU is committed to ensuring that those who believe in traditional moral values, such as the Boy Scouts of America, remain free to hold, express, teach and practice those beliefs.
<blockquote>Civil rights are the fundamental liberties that all Americans should enjoy as a matter of basic morality, as well as Constitutional protection. Several organizations exist to protect one aspect or another of our civil rights and liberties. But the American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) is dedicated to protecting our fundamental rights and liberties across the board.</blockquote>


The ACRU believes that the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights, is the greatest legal document ever written. The ACRU stands against harmful, anti-Constitutional ideologies that have taken hold in our nation’s courts, law schools and bureaucracies. While others promote entitlements and license in the name of “liberties” and “identity” politics, the ACRU defends the civil rights for all set forth at the American Founding.
The ACRU's main focus areas are:


As inheritors of this Constitutional republic, we affirm:
* That all people are created equal, endowed by their Creator with the unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
* That it is the purpose of government to secure our God-given rights, not to restrict them, nor to invent new rights.
* That it is the purpose of the judiciary to interpret the U.S. Constitution, not to make a selective interpretation, nor to legislate, nor to repeal clauses deemed inappropriate.
* That the free exercise of religion, the right of private organizations to associate freely, the right to free speech, and the right to keep and bear arms are essential civil rights to be protected, not undermined, by the judiciary.


The ACRU's main focus areas are:
*Property Rights
*Property Rights
*Freedom of Religion
*Freedom of Religion
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*Right to Keep and Bear Arms
*Right to Keep and Bear Arms
*Individual Liberty and Federalism</blockquote>
*Individual Liberty and Federalism</blockquote>

The ACRU was founded in response to views that ACLU was too leftward leaning; ACRU is arguably a "conservative" civil liberties advocacy group.


== Selected publications ==
== Selected publications ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.theacru.org ACRU website]
* [http://www.theacru.org ACRU website]
* [http://www.recallcongressnow.org Recall Congress Now]
* [http://www.freedomtolisten.org Freedom to Listen]
* [http://www.americasownersmanual.com America's Owner's Manual]
* [http://www.saveradiofreeamerica.org Save Radio Free America]
* [http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=10196 ACRU Charity Statistics]
* [http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=10196 ACRU Charity Statistics]
* [http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipientgrants.php?recipientID=1991 ACRU Donors and Grants]
* [http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipientgrants.php?recipientID=1991 ACRU Donors and Grants]

Revision as of 22:11, 31 January 2011

Founded by former Reagan Administration official Robert B. Carleson in 1998, the American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) is dedicated to protecting the civil rights of all Americans by publicly advancing a Constitutional understanding of our essential rights and freedoms. The ACRU monitors and counters organizations that threaten our constitutional rights. It files amicus briefs in critical civil rights cases, and defends the Constitution in print and broadcast media and on the Internet. The ACRU is committed to ensuring that those who believe in traditional moral values, such as the Boy Scouts of America, remain free to hold, express, teach and practice those beliefs.


The ACRU Policy Board consists of eight leading conservative attorneys, diplomats, and scholars:


The ACRU Leadership and Staff are:

  • Susan A. Carleson, Chairman, CEO and Treasurer
  • Edwin Meese, Director
  • Morton C. Blackwell, Director
  • David A. Leedom, Director
  • Wendy Borcherdt LeRoy, Director
  • Peter J. Ferrara, Legal Director, General Counsel
  • Betty Barrett, Secretary


The ACRU Mission Statement is as follows:

The American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) is dedicated to protecting the civil rights of all Americans by publicly advancing a Constitutional understanding of our essential rights and freedoms. The ACRU monitors and counters organizations that threaten our Constitutional rights. It files amicus briefs in critical civil rights cases, and defends the Constitution in print and broadcast media and on the Internet. The ACRU is committed to ensuring that those who believe in traditional moral values, such as the Boy Scouts of America, remain free to hold, express, teach and practice those beliefs.

The ACRU believes that the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights, is the greatest legal document ever written. The ACRU stands against harmful, anti-Constitutional ideologies that have taken hold in our nation’s courts, law schools and bureaucracies. While others promote entitlements and license in the name of “liberties” and “identity” politics, the ACRU defends the civil rights for all set forth at the American Founding.

As inheritors of this Constitutional republic, we affirm:

  • That all people are created equal, endowed by their Creator with the unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
  • That it is the purpose of government to secure our God-given rights, not to restrict them, nor to invent new rights.
  • That it is the purpose of the judiciary to interpret the U.S. Constitution, not to make a selective interpretation, nor to legislate, nor to repeal clauses deemed inappropriate.
  • That the free exercise of religion, the right of private organizations to associate freely, the right to free speech, and the right to keep and bear arms are essential civil rights to be protected, not undermined, by the judiciary.


The ACRU's main focus areas are:

  • Property Rights
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Equality Under the Law
  • Right to Keep and Bear Arms
  • Individual Liberty and Federalism

Selected publications

References

External links