American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
Coverage of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation in the Nexus archive.
- ACLU hit with foreign money complaint as new election law faces major test
A conservative watchdog group in Missouri filed a complaint against the ACLU Foundation and Stop the Ban, alleging they violated the state's foreign-influence ballot-measure law by receiving and funneling Swiss-based funds. The ACLU Foundation received a $2 million grant from the Oak Foundation, later donating $500,000 to Stop the Ban, which opposes an abortion ban referendum.
- ACLU hit with foreign money complaint as new election law faces major test
A conservative watchdog group filed a complaint against the ACLU Foundation and Stop the Ban in Missouri, alleging violations of a 2025 foreign-influence ballot-measure law. The ACLU received a $2 million grant from the Swiss-based Oak Foundation, later donating $500,000 to Stop the Ban, which opposes a state abortion ban. Missouri’s law, part of GOP-led efforts to block foreign funds in politics, was inspired by reports of Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss’s money influencing Democratic-aligned groups.
- Abortion-rights coalition launches campaign against Missouri’s Amendment 3
A campaign called Stop the Ban Missouri is opposing Amendment 3, a proposed 2026 ballot measure in Missouri that would reinstate a near-total abortion ban. The campaign, which has raised nearly $4 million, argues the amendment is a 'bait and switch' attempt to overturn a 2024 vote that ended the state’s abortion ban. Supporters of the amendment claim it would restore restrictions removed by the 2024 vote while preserving exceptions for medical emergencies, rape, and incest.