Answer: ACLU
ACLU is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 241 times.
Referring Clues:
- Rights defender, for short
 - Rights protection grp.
 - Org. that defends the Bill of Rights
 - Rights org.
 - Org. in rights fights
 - Human rights org.
 - Org. often seen in court
 - First Amendment lobbyists, for short
 - Org. co-founded by Felix Frankfurter
 - It may take a case pro bono
 - Legal rights org.
 - Org. concerned with due process
 - Censorship-fighting org.
 - Rights advocacy org.
 - Org. involved in the Scopes trial
 - First Amendment defender, for short
 - Constitutional rights grp.
 - Rights grp.
 - Friend of the powerless: Abbr.
 - Due process defender: Abbr.
 - Bill of Rights defender: Abbr.
 - Legal rights grp.
 - Scopes trial grp.
 - Bill of Rights defender, in brief
 - Org. that defends individual rights
 - Defender of some unpopular causes, in brief
 - Bill of Rights advocacy grp.
 - Org. with an amicus brief in Brown v. Board of Education
 - Org. that fought warrantless wiretapping
 - Citizens' rights org.
 - Rights defenders (abbr.)
 - Org. concerned with rights
 - Censorship-fighting gp.
 - Bill of Rights advocacy gp.
 - Legal gp. cofounded by Helen Keller
 - Rights gp.
 - Rights org. since 1920
 - First Amendment lobby (abbr.)
 - Rights org. cofounded by Helen Keller
 - Org. concerned with human rights
 - Org. devoted to protecting rights
 - First amendment defenders
 - Rights-advocacy org.
 - Scopes trial org.
 - First Amendment defender (abbr.)
 - Anti-censorship org.
 - Bill of Rights defender, for short
 - First amendment org.
 - Legal rights gp.
 - Human rights gp.
 - Reno v. ___ (1997 Supreme Court case)
 - Scopes Trial gp.
 - Freedom fighter, for short?
 - Org. opposed to capital punishment
 - "Because Freedom Can't Protect Itself" org.
 - Free speech org.
 - Org. opposed to the Flag Desecration Amendment
 - Org. that supports affirmative action
 - Org. opposed to felony disfranchisement policies
 - Arts Censorship Project org.
 - Gp. behind votingrights.org
 - Org. with a Congressional Scorecard
 - Org. opposed to the Patriot Act
 - Org. with a Women's Rights Project
 - Frequent SCOTUS friend of the court
 - LGBT rights advocate
 - Bill of Rights defense org.
 - Opponent of the CAN-SPAM act
 - Citizens' rights gp.
 - Patriot Act objector, initially
 - Patriot Act objector: Abbr.
 - Recent NSA suer
 - Legal-rights org.
 - Org. involved with the Scopes trial
 - Pro-choice gp.
 - Legal org. co-founded by Jane Addams
 - Org. that's against the death penalty
 - Org. co-founded by Helen Keller
 - ". . . card-carrying member of the ___"
 - Org. co-founded by Jane Addams
 - Org. founded in 1920
 - Nonprofit org. since 1920
 - Bill of Rights defender
 - Org. protecting individual rights
 - Anti-censorship gp.
 - First Amendment advocacy gp.
 - Free-speech org.
 - Freedom org.
 - First Amendment lobbying gp.
 - 2006 NSA suer
 - Opponent of the Patriot Act, for short
 - Anti-Patriot Act org.
 - Org. distributing a "Close Guantánamo" handbook
 - First Amdt. lobby
 - Grp. defending individual rights
 - Bill of Rights-defending org.
 - Civil rights gp.
 - It sued the nsa in 2006, over warrentless tapping
 - Rights defender
 - "... card-carrying member of the ___"
 - Org. with a WomenÂ’s Rights Project
 - Defender of NAMBLA
 - They often sue the U.S. govt.
 - First Amdt. defender
 - Civil rights org.
 - Rights advocacy grp.
 - Patriot Act protesters: Abbr.
 - Helen Keller's org.
 - "Because freedom can't protect itself" is its motto
 - Rts. defender
 - Org. that submits many amicus curiae briefs
 - Anti-SOPA gp.
 - Civil-rights org.
 - Org. that fights for rights
 - Org. in rights cases
 - ___ v. Ashcroft (2004 privacy case)
 - Rights protection org.
 - Org. fighting for rights
 - Org. concerned with privacy laws
 - Rights protection gp.
 - Rts. advocate
 - Religious rights defender
 - Censorship-challenging org.
 - Sometimes unpopular defender, briefly
 - Free speech supporter: Abbr.
 - Gp. of which Michael Dukakis was proud to be a "card-carrying member"
 - Org. with part of a prominent statue in its logo
 - First Amendment lobby
 - NAACP ally in Brown v. Board of Education
 - First Amendment advocacy grp.
 - L.G.B.T. rights advocate
 - Rights group, for short
 - Org. in many rights fights
 - Bill of Rights defender, briefly
 - "Because Freedom Can't Protect Itself" gp.
 - Litigious org.
 - Org. with the motto "Because Freedom Can't Protect Itself"
 - First Amendment defender: Abbr.
 - Reno v ___ (1997 First Amendment case)
 - Org. protecting people's rights
 - Grp. that heralded Edward Snowden as a patriot
 - Its website has a Know Your Rights page
 - Org. with a "Speak Freely" blog
 - NSA wiretap challenger
 - Grp. that often files amicus briefs
 - Fair play grp.
 - Criminal Law Reform supporter
 - Org. against censorship
 - Notable NSA suer
 - It fights for your rights: abbr.
 - Scopes Trial instigator
 - Org. for free speech
 - Mobile Justice app source
 - "Defending our rights" org.
 - Free speech advocacy grp.
 - Longtime free-speech advocate
 - Org. defending free speech
 - Org. offering pocket Constitutions
 - Grp. that promised Trump "We'll see you in court"
 - Bill of Rights defender (Abbr.)
 - Rights-defending org.
 - Org. whose website has a "Know Your Rights" tab
 - First Amendment defender
 - Free speech defender, for short
 - First Amendment supporter
 - Employer of some 2,000 volunteer attorneys
 - "Because Freedom Can't Protect Itself" sloganeer, briefly
 - Org. with many volunteer lawyers
 - Org. fighting anti-Muslim discrimination
 - Defendant's friend, often: abbr.
 - Rights org. of which Helen Keller was a co-founder
 - Equality-promoting org.
 - Anticensorship org.
 - "Know your rights" org.
 - Immigrant rights org.
 - Free speech advocate: Abbr.
 - Scopes's supporter
 - Org. defending the Bill of Rights
 - Noted First Amendment advocate, for short
 - Grp. co-founded by Helen Keller
 - See 40-Across
 - Org. defending 1-Across rights
 - Bill of Rights advocate
 - Org. that might take the government to court
 - Voting rights org.
 - Rights-protecting org.
 - Its website has a "Know Your Rights" section
 - Org. fighting for immigrants' rights
 - Org. involved in many Supreme Court cases
 - Gp. with a "Know Your Rights" web page
 - Rights advocacy gp.
 - Due process-defending org.
 - Org. cofounded by Addams and Keller
 - Anti-voter-suppression org.
 - Rights org. co-founded by Helen Keller
 - Org. fighting for LGBTQ rights
 - First Amendment-defending org.
 - Org. in many Supreme Court cases
 - Civil rights grp.
 - Org. that defends rights
 - Legal advocacy org.
 - Org. that supported the Lovings in Loving v. Virginia
 - Grp. that fights for rights
 - Vocal opponent of 2001's Patriot Act, for short
 - Org. fighting for refugees
 - Org. for which RBG was general counsel
 - Reproductive Freedom Project org.
 - Org. in many civil rights cases
 - Don't Filter Me org.
 - Org. hidden in "Sierra Club"
 - Org. that fights for trans rights
 - Org. with a list of Supreme Court cases on its website
 - Org. involved in the Scopes Monkey Trial
 - Women's Rights Project org.
 - Org. with an "At Liberty" podcast
 - Private org. involved in the most Supreme Court cases
 - Grp. defending trans rights
 - Org. with a Reproductive Freedom Project
 - Org. originally founded to support conscientious objectors
 - Org. involved in the landmark Loving v. Virginia case of 1967
 - First Amendment rights org.
 - Org. supporting individual rights
 - Org. that denounced Japanese internment during W.W. II
 - Org. supporting the Lovings in the 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia
 - Drag Defense Fund org.
 - LGBTQ+ advocacy org.
 - Org. that defends LGBTQ+ rights
 - Rights org. where RBG once worked
 - Rights org. with a Smart Justice campaign
 - "Defend the rights of all people nationwide" org.
 - Org. protection constitutional rights
 - Org. with the podcast "At Liberty"
 - Know your rights org
 - Org. defending individual rights
 - Free speech grp.
 - RBG employer in the 1970s
 - Org. that fights for Indigenous rights
 - Free speech advocacy gp.
 - Campaign for Smart Justice org.
 - Org. with a "Defending Speech We Hate" section on its website
 - Org. that protects legal rights
 
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