About Us

Welcome to the website of the Civil Liberties Defense Group.  The C.L.D.G. is a coalition of civil rights attorneys dedicated to the promotion of political liberty and equality through constitutional litigation, scholarship, and politicial activism.  The C.L.D.G. operates as an attorney referral service, assisting those whose constitutional rights have been violated in procuring a qualified lawyer.  The C.L.D.G. also produces an online law journal, The American Civil LIberties Review, which documents current developments in constitutional law. If you are an attorney or law student interested in volunteering your time, or are an individual seeking assistance with a constitutional claim, please contact the administrator .
 


Know Your Rights

  • Amendment I
  • Freedom of speech, assembly, and  religion
  • Amendment II
  • Right to bear arms
  • Amendment IIII
  • Quartering of soldiers
  • Amendment IV
  • Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
  • Amendment V
  • Right against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, uncompensated takings; due process of law
  • Amendment VI
  • Right to speedy and public jury trial; right to confront witnesses; right to counsel
  • Amendment VII
  • Right to jury in civil trials
  • Amendment VIII
  • Prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail
  • Amendment IX
  • Reterntion of unenumerated rights by the people
  • Amendment X
  • Rights reserved by the states
  • Amendment XIV
  • Right to citizenship, due process of law, equal protection of the laws