The new documentary chronicles the last three years of American politics through the eyes of five lawyers at the ACLU.
The last few years of American politics have been nightmarish, exhausting and mind-numbing, so reliving them through a documentary might seem like the least appealing thing to do right now.’s 2017 inauguration when demonstrators around the country packed streets and airports to protest the initial version of his Muslim ban.
It turns out these people are experienced civil rights lawyers at one of the most prominent legal organizations in the country — and also human beings just trying to do their best. While it’s clear the filmmakers deeply admire the attorneys’ work, they don’t shy away from at least touching on some of the ACLU’s more contentious stands, which don’t always fall along ideological lines. In 2017, when the filmmakers were following the lawyers, the ACLU chose to defend the protest rights of the neo-Nazis and white supremacists who went on to lead that summer’s. As seen in the documentary, the decision caused much internal tension among ACLU leaders.
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