Stanford ACLU
What camera company is Stanford ACLU opposing on campus?
Flock
Which ACLU-er(s) has/have done Stanford in Washington?
Estefany, Catherine, Kaden
In which 1954 case did the ACLU joined forces with the NAACP to challenge racial segregation in public schools?
Brown v. Board of Education (ended the era of “separate but equal” and was a major victory for racial justice)
Which Amendment did the ACLU recently defend in the Supreme Court (Trump v. Barbara) after an executive order issued by Trump to uproot birthright citizenship?
14th Amendment
Which law extends First Amendment and State Constitution free speech protections to students attending private and public non-religious high schools and colleges?
What is Leonard Law?
Who did our Education Committee recently bring to speak for our class?
James King
Which ACLU-er ran for Undergraduate Senate for the first time and won this year?
Diego (s/o incumbent Inti as well)
In 1978, which group did the ACLU defend in federal court that wanted to march through the Chicago suburb of Skokie, Illinois, where many Holocaust survivors lived?
Nazis (persuaded a federal court to strike down three ordinances that placed significant restrictions on the Nazis’ First Amendment right to march and express their views)
Which recent Supreme Court decision has the ACLU been outspoken against that eviscerated Section 2 of Voting Rights Act?
Louisiana v. Callais
T or F: If an immigration agent asks if they can search you, you have the right to say no. Agents do not have the right to search you or your belongings without your consent or probable cause.
What is True?
Name 3 groups who officially partnered with us for the October No Kings protest.
Any of these: Hermanas de Stanford, Students for Workers’ Rights, Stanford Derechos, SAAAC, Stanford Dems, Tech for Liberation
Which ACLU-er studies Classical and Ancient Studies?
Madeleine
In which case did the ACLU win a major Supreme Court victory on behalf of public school students suspended for wearing black armbands in protest of the Vietnam War, a major First Amendment victory?
Tinker v. Des Moines
In the absence of concrete rights protections guarantees from FIFA, host cities, or the U.S. government, the ACLU has joined a coalition that has issued a travel advisory for _______, urging individuals to exercise caution and have a contingency plan when traveling to and within.
What is the World Cup? (they joined a coalition calling for FIFA to uphold human rights as well)
T or F: Public schools can force students to wear clothing inconsistent with their gender identity.
What is False?
When was Stanford ACLU founded?
2020
Which ACLU-er(s) is/are also on SIG Board?
Victoria and Supriya
In this case, the ACLU supported Richard and Mildred Loving, striking down state bans on interracial marriage as violations of the Fourteenth Amendment.
What is Loving v. Virginia (1967)?
In which ongoing case has the ACLU been involved with urging the federal court to reject abortion opponents' efforts to make it harder for people to get medication abortion?
Louisiana v. FDA
T or F: A warrant of removal/deportation (Form I-205) allows officers to enter a home without consent.
What is False?
What administrative organization sent Stanford ACLU a threat after we signed on to the Stop ICE walkout?
Office of Student Engagement
Which past ACLU Co-President is the 2025 U.S.I.B.A (United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association) National Champion?
Diego (sorry I know this is an unfair question for frosh)
When the state of Tennessee passed a law banning the teaching of evolution, the ACLU recruited biology teacher John T. Scopes to challenge the law by teaching the banned subject in his class. When Scopes was eventually prosecuted, the ACLU partnered with celebrated attorney Clarence Darrow to defend him. What case is this?
Scopes Trial of 1925 (Although Scopes was found guilty (the verdict was later overturned because of a sentencing error), the trial made national headlines and helped persuade the public on the importance of academic freedom.)
The ACLU condemned H.R. 2616, a bill that passed yesterday in the U.S. House of Representatives that threatens transgender rights. What does this bill do?
H.R. 2616 would prohibit any school that receives federal funding from teaching “concepts related to gender ideology.” It could also forcibly out students who are transgender to their families before they feel ready or even safe doing so.
T or F: If you are stopped by police while protesting, you never have to consent to a search of yourself or your belongings.
What is True?