Founded in 1935, the IOWA CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION is the nation's fifth oldest state affiliate of the
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
. The ICLU is a non-profit membership organization with over 2,500 statewide supporters and members. The ICLU promotes and defends the values reflected in the
Bill of Rights
through public advocacy, lobbying and litigation.
The ICLU is a nonpartisan organization that does not endorse or oppose candidates and does not contribute money to political campaigns. Rather, it relies solely upon the force of its moral arguments and the voices of its members to promote civil liberties in the state and federal legislatures.
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