Ironically, Skokie’s efforts to enjoin the Nazi demonstration replicated the efforts of Southern segregationist communities to enjoin civil rights marches led by Martin Luther King during the 1960s.

In 1977, a neo-Nazi group called the National Socialist Party of America applied for a permit to march through Skokie, Illinois, a predominantly Jewish, Chicago suburb. They wanted to wear brown ...

This blog was updated on Apr. 18, 2024. Has the ACLU lost its way? This appears to be a perennial question — perhaps because “ACLU Has Not Lost Its Way” is not exactly a catchy headline. Almost a half ...