The Free Speech War Inside the ACLU

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is facing an ongoing debate over its commitment to viewpoint-neutral free speech advocacy. Once steadfast in defending First Amendment rights regardless of ideology, Jordan Heller states, the organization has increasingly prioritized cases aligning with its members’ left-leaning politics. UNC AFSA hosted former ACLU President and renowned free speech advocate Nadine Strossen on campus last spring.