American Civil Rights Union

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The American Civil Rights Union is a conservative civil liberties organization founded by former Reagan Administration official Robert Carleson in 1998. The ACRU has filed amicus briefs in all of the major court cases involving the Boy Scouts of America since the 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case of "Boy Scouts of America v. Dale". Peter Ferrara is the ACRU Legal Director, and Susan Carleson is the Chairman. ^[1]

The ACRU Policy Board consists of seven leading conservative attorneys, diplomats, and scholars:

Hon. Edwin Meese III, former U.S. Attorney General
Hon. William Bradford Reynolds, former assistant U.S. Attorney General for Civil Rights
Dean Kenneth W. Starr, former U.S. Solicitor General and Dean of the Pepperdine School of Law
Dr. James Q. Wilson, professor, Pepperdine University School of Public Policy
Dean J. Clayburn LaForce, former Dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management
Ambassador Curtin Winsor, former U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica
Prof. Walter E. Williams, professor of economics, George Mason University

The ACRU Mission Statement is as follows:

Civil rights are the fundamental liberties that all Americans should enjoy as a matter of basic morality, as well as Constitutional protection. Several organizations exist to protect one aspect or another of our civil rights and liberties. But the American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) is dedicated to protecting our fundamental rights and liberties across the board.

The ACRU's main focus areas are: