AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF INDIANA FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
The American Civil Liberties Union is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country. The ACLU of Indiana, headquartered in Indianapolis, is a statewide affiliate of the ACLU. We bring cases against government entities to protect the rights of individuals and groups. The ACLU of Indiana is nonpartisan and does not endorse political candidates. A nonprofit membership organization, we do not receive public funds, tax dollars or government support. Our strength comes from more than 4,000 supporters whose tax-deductible donations fund our free legal services and educational outreach, and whose annual membership dues support advocacy, organizing and lobbying activities to promote civil liberties.
About This Cause
The ACLU of Indiana will challenge government actions where they overstep rights and liberties protected by the U.S. and Indiana Constitutions and civil rights laws. Only the government can violate an individual’s constitutional rights. We sue government entities; therefore, our legal work most often involves: •First Amendment cases (religious free expression, establishment of religion and free speech and association issues); •Fourth Amendment cases (the right to be secure against unrea sonable searches and seizures); •Eighth Amendment cases (the right to be free from cruel and unusual punishments) •Fourteenth Amendment cases (due process rights and equal protection under the laws). We also argue cases involving civil rights laws including (most commonly) the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act and Title IX, which provides gender equity in education. Over the past decade, the ACLU of Indiana has become a leading state advocate for LGBTQ equality and rights, Reproductive Rights, and the rights of Immigrants and Refugees.