The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a non for profit organization that focuses on the protection of the rights of United States citizens as outlined and guaranteed by the constitution. They protect the freedoms of the people from abuse of the government. They represent a voice for those whom constitutional rights have been violated. The ACLU takes on unfavorable and unpopular cases to assure justice for all. When I was researching the ACLU website, I came across an interesting campaign on stopping the solitary confinement of juvenile prisoners. The video outlined the effects of juveniles as young as 13 being confined to solitary confinement. They refer to it as cruel, torture and devastating for undeveloped juveniles. I believe the ACLU is concerned about this issue because they believe that solitary confinement can cause psychological, developmental and mental…show more content… In this particular case a building owner by the name of Jim Roos protested St. Louis’s continuance of eminent domain abuse. The city wanted to push out property owners and make use of their location. Jim Roos was fed up with the continuance of eminent domain in Missouri, and decided to have a mural painted on his personal property protesting the city’ abuse as well as demanding reform. The city objectified to the mural and demanded that it be removed. However, the Institute for Justice intervened and argued that Roos was protected by his First Amendment and protesting the government was in the realm of his constitutional rights, the courts agreed and mural remains. This case was actually surprising to me. The mere fact that the city thought they had a right to objectify to someone’s freedom of speech because it didn’t favor their ideations was crazy. If the court ruled in favor of the city, it would open the door for the government to dictate how we should display our personal
