American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Amicus Curiae
Steven R. Shapiro, Counsel of Record The American Civil Liberties Union is a nationwide, nonprofit, nonpartisanorganization with more than 500,000 members dedicated to the principles ofliberty and equality embodied in the Constitution and this Nation’s civilrights laws. Steven R. Shapiro has served as the legal director of the ACLUsince 1993 and directs a staff of approximately 90 lawyers. He received his lawdegree from Harvard in 1975. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Appellee as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on March 21,2007. The ACLU is a nonpartisan membership organization. It does not engage…