Website
Phone
(502) 581-1181
Street
325 W. Main Street, Suite 2210
City
Louisville
State
KY
Zip Code
40202
Mission Statement
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky (ACLU) is freedom’s watchdog, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people by the Constitutions of the United States and the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
Our right to freedom of speech, association, assembly, and the press;
Our right to freedom of religion, supported by the strict separation of church and state;
Our right to be treated fairly by the government whenever life, liberty or property is at stake;
Our right to be free from unwarranted government intrusion into our personal and private affairs; and
Our right to equal protection of the laws, regardless of race, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability or other such classifications.
The ACLU also works to extend rights to those who traditionally have been denied them, including:
women,
people of color,
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals,
prisoners,
people with disabilities,
and young people.
Most ACLU clients are ordinary people who have suffered an injustice and decided to fight back. In some cases, the right in question belongs to people or causes that are unpopular or extreme. But the ACLU does not shy away from defending civil liberties just because a cause is controversial. History has shown that fundamental freedoms are often denied first to the most vulnerable and despised in our society. The ACLU believes that once the government is empowered to violate one person’s rights, it can use that power against everyone.
The ACLU is strictly non-partisan and never takes electoral positions – liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat, left or right. It is funded exclusively by voluntary contributions from individuals and organizations who believe in the importance of defending the Bill of Rights.
Our right to freedom of speech, association, assembly, and the press;
Our right to freedom of religion, supported by the strict separation of church and state;
Our right to be treated fairly by the government whenever life, liberty or property is at stake;
Our right to be free from unwarranted government intrusion into our personal and private affairs; and
Our right to equal protection of the laws, regardless of race, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability or other such classifications.
The ACLU also works to extend rights to those who traditionally have been denied them, including:
women,
people of color,
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals,
prisoners,
people with disabilities,
and young people.
Most ACLU clients are ordinary people who have suffered an injustice and decided to fight back. In some cases, the right in question belongs to people or causes that are unpopular or extreme. But the ACLU does not shy away from defending civil liberties just because a cause is controversial. History has shown that fundamental freedoms are often denied first to the most vulnerable and despised in our society. The ACLU believes that once the government is empowered to violate one person’s rights, it can use that power against everyone.
The ACLU is strictly non-partisan and never takes electoral positions – liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat, left or right. It is funded exclusively by voluntary contributions from individuals and organizations who believe in the importance of defending the Bill of Rights.
Primary Service Areas/Funding Focus
Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy
Programs Offered
None
