Editing American Civil Liberties Union (section)

==Organization and state affiliants ==

At the national level, the ACLU consists of two legal entities: the American Civil Liberties Union, a [[501(c)(4)]] social welfare group; and the ACLU Foundation, a [[501(c)(3)]] [[public charity]].  Both are non-profit  organizations that engage in [[civil rights]] litigation, advocacy, and education. The two organizations are closely related, and share common goals and some common leadership. Donations to the 501(c)(3) foundation are tax-deductible, but donations to the 501(c)(4) are not.   The 501(c)(4) group can engage in unlimited political advocacy (including [[lobbying]]), but the  501(c)(3) foundation cannot.<ref name="nonprofit">{{cite web|title=ACLU and ACLU Foundation: What Is the Difference?|work=American Civil Liberties Union web site|publisher=ACLU|url=https://www.aclu.org/acluf.html|access-date=September 5, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070906190151/https://www.aclu.org/acluf.html|archive-date=September 6, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://ncrp.org/files/rp-articles/RP-Winter-2005-Maximizing_Nonprofit_Voices_and_Mobilizing_the_Public.pdf|title = Maximizing Nonprofit Voices and Mobilizing the Public|last = Krehely|first = Jeff|date = 2005|journal = Responsive Philanthropy|access-date = March 10, 2015|pages = 9–10, 15|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134943/http://ncrp.org/files/rp-articles/RP-Winter-2005-Maximizing_Nonprofit_Voices_and_Mobilizing_the_Public.pdf|archive-date = March 4, 2016|df = mdy-all}}</ref>

[[File:howard-simon-ed-aclu-fl.jpg|thumb|left|Howard Simon, executive director of the ACLU of Florida, joins in a protest of the [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo Bay detentions]] with [[Amnesty International]].]]
Most of the organization's workload is performed by its local affiliates. There is at least one affiliate organization in each state, as well as one in [[Washington, D.C.]], and in [[Puerto Rico]]. [[California]] has three affiliates.<ref name="affiliates">{{cite news |title=State Affiliates |url=https://www.aclu.org/affiliates |access-date=August 17, 2024 |work= |publisher=ACLU}}</ref> The affiliates operate autonomously from the national organization; each affiliate has its own staff, executive director, board of directors, and budget. Each affiliate consists of two non-profit corporations: a [[501(c)(3)]] corporation–called the ACLU Foundation–that does not perform lobbying, and a [[501(c)(4)]] corporation–called ACLU–which is entitled to lobby. Both organizations share staff and offices.<ref>{{cite web|title=Giving to the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation: What Is the Difference? {{!}} American Civil Liberties Union|url=https://action.aclu.org/content/giving-american-civil-liberties-union-and-american-civil-liberties-union-foundation-what|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=action.aclu.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=February 28, 2019|title=ACLU vs. ACLU Foundation|url=https://www.aclupa.org/en/about/aclu-vs-aclu-foundation|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=ACLU Pennsylvania|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=February 9, 2016|title=History|url=https://www.acluga.org/en/about/history|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=ACLU of Georgia|language=en|archive-date=March 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314193427/https://www.acluga.org/en/about/history|url-status=dead}}</ref>

ACLU affiliates are the basic unit of the ACLU's organization and engage in litigation, lobbying, and public education. For example, in 2020, the [[American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey|ACLU's New Jersey chapter]] argued 26 cases before the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]], about one-third of the total cases heard in that court. They sent over 50,000 emails to officials or agencies and had 28 full-time staff.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 1, 2021 |title=2020 Annual Report |url=https://www.aclu-nj.org/en/publications/2020-annual-report |access-date=August 28, 2022 |website=[[ACLU-NJ]] |page=12}}</ref> {{update after|2035|8|28}}

===List of ACLU state affiliates===
{| class=wikitable 
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!State
!ACLU state affiliate
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|[[Alabama]]
|ACLU of Alabama
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|[[Alaska]]
|ACLU of Alaska
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|[[Arizona]]
|ACLU Arizona|ACLU of Arizona
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|[[Arkansas]]
|ACLU of Arkansas
|-
|[[California]]
|{{ill|ACLU of Northern California|qid=Q131870393}}<br />{{ill|ACLU of Southern California|qid=Q131870394}}<br />ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties
|-
|[[Colorado]]
|[[ACLU of Colorado]]
|-
|[[Connecticut]]
|ACLU of Connecticut
|-
|[[Delaware]]
|ACLU of Delaware
|-
|[[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]]
|ACLU of the District of Columbia
|-
|[[Florida]]
| {{ill|ACLU of Florida|qid=Q97581971}}
|-
|[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
|{{ill|ACLU of Georgia|qid=Q131870350}}
|-
|[[Hawaii]]
|[[ACLU of Hawaiʻi|ACLU of Hawai'i]]
|-
|[[Idaho]]
|{{ill|ACLU of Idaho|qid=Q131870351}}
|-
|[[Illinois]]
|{{ill|ACLU of Illinois|qid=Q131150552}}
|-
|[[Indiana]]
|ACLU of Indiana
|-
|[[Iowa]]
|ACLU of Iowa
|-
|[[Kansas]]
|{{ill|ACLU of Kansas|qid=Q98424218}}
|-
|[[Kentucky]]
|ACLU of Kentucky
|-
|[[Louisiana]]
|ACLU of Louisiana
|-
|[[Maine]]
|ACLU of Maine
|-
|[[Maryland]]
|{{ill|ACLU of Maryland|qid=Q131870396}}
|-
|[[Massachusetts]]
|ACLU of Massachusetts
|-
|[[Michigan]]
|{{ill|ACLU of Michigan|qid= Q131870397}}
|-
|[[Minnesota]]
|{{ill|ACLU of Minnesota|qid=Q131870352 }}
|-
|[[Mississippi]]
|ACLU of Mississippi
|-
|[[Missouri]]
|{{ill|ACLU of Missouri|wd=Q133883713}}
|-
|[[Montana]]
|ACLU of Montana
|-
|[[Nebraska]]
|ACLU of Nebraska
|-
|[[Nevada]]
|{{ill|ACLU of Nevada|qid=Q115900931}}
|-
|[[New Hampshire]]
|ACLU of New Hampshire
|-
|[[New Jersey]]
|[[American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey]]
|-
|[[New Mexico]]
|ACLU of New Mexico
|-
|[[New York (state)|New York]]
|[[New York Civil Liberties Union]]
|-
|[[North Carolina]]
|{{ill|ACLU of North Carolina|qid=Q97582056}}
|-
|[[North Dakota]]
|ACLU of North Dakota
|-
|[[Ohio]]
|{{ill|ACLU of Ohio|qid=Q131870398 }}
|-
|[[Oklahoma]]
|ACLU of Oklahoma
|-
|[[Oregon]]
|{{ill|ACLU of Oregon|qid=Q131870353 }}
|-
|[[Pennsylvania]]
|{{ill|ACLU of Pennsylvania|qid=Q131870354 }}
|-
|[[Puerto Rico]]
|ACLU of Puerto Rico National Chapter
|-
|[[Rhode Island]]
|ACLU of Rhode Island
|-
|[[South Carolina]]
|ACLU of South Carolina
|-
|[[South Dakota]]
|ACLU of South Dakota
|-
|[[Tennessee]]
|ACLU of Tennessee
|-
|[[Texas]]
|ACLU of Texas<ref>{{Cite web |title=ACLU of Texas |url=https://www.aclutx.org/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=www.aclutx.org |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Utah]]
|{{ill|ACLU of Utah|qid= Q131870355}}
|-
|[[Vermont]]
|ACLU of Vermont
|-
|[[Virginia]]
|{{ill|ACLU of Virginia|qid=Q131870356}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=ACLU of Virginia |url=https://www.acluva.org/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=www.acluva.org |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Washington (state)|Washington]]
|{{ill|ACLU of Washington|qid=Q131870357 }}
|-
|[[West Virginia]]
|ACLU of West Virginia
|-
|[[Wisconsin]]
|ACLU of Wisconsin
|-
|[[Wyoming]]
|ACLU of Wyoming
|}