The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah (ACLU)
Organization Information
355 N. 300 W
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mission Statement
The ACLU of Utah is the only organization in our state committed full-time to protecting and expanding all the rights guaranteed in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, through legal advocacy, legislative action and public education.
Organization Profile
The ACLU of Utah stands for bedrock values that define the best of our nation: equality, justice and integrity. After 50 years, we remain the state’s preeminent voice in defense of religious liberty, privacy, and freedom of expression. We champion reproductive freedom and LGBT equality, while standing up for the rights of voters, prisoners and students. We seek to make the promise of fair treatment under the law a reality for all people, regardless of race, gender, economic status, or sexual orientation, and we work to protect individuals from the encroachment of government-sponsored “morality.”
Drawing on past victories and present networks of support, we act quickly and collaboratively to address new and on-going threats to our civil liberties. Our staff works to make positive change for Utah through the channels of: legal advocacy and sometimes litigation; policy advocacy and legislative action; and public education and community partnerships.
Some of our key work at this time includes: a statewide effort to reform Utah’s indigent defense system, so that all people – regardless of income – can realize their Constitutionally-guaranteed right to adequate legal counsel; an educational project, in partnership with multiple community partners, to inform immigrants and the general public about the Constitutional rights that all people in the United States can claim, regardless of citizenship status; and a series of on-going dialogues about how religious liberty and equality for gay and transgender people can be balanced, under the law, for the preservation of our pluralistic society.
Drawing on past victories and present networks of support, we act quickly and collaboratively to address new and on-going threats to our civil liberties. Our staff works to make positive change for Utah through the channels of: legal advocacy and sometimes litigation; policy advocacy and legislative action; and public education and community partnerships.
Some of our key work at this time includes: a statewide effort to reform Utah’s indigent defense system, so that all people – regardless of income – can realize their Constitutionally-guaranteed right to adequate legal counsel; an educational project, in partnership with multiple community partners, to inform immigrants and the general public about the Constitutional rights that all people in the United States can claim, regardless of citizenship status; and a series of on-going dialogues about how religious liberty and equality for gay and transgender people can be balanced, under the law, for the preservation of our pluralistic society.
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