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To: The Philosopher who wrote (118356)	6/5/2005 9:36:47 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793727

I don't know what is meant by "the ACLU." I used to belong to, and work for, the ACLU in New Orleans. Basically, "the ACLU" was a nice young woman named Martha, who ran the office and answered the phone pretty much single-handedly, for a little more than minimum wage. There were a number of volunteers, but as you know, getting volunteers to do anything is sort of like herding cats. There were no lawyers on staff, only various lawyers who might be persuaded to screen cases pro bono, and almost all of the cases were without merit, but the ones with merit were referred to other outside lawyers to handle pro bono. One thing we did pretty regularly was help tourists make bail during Mardi Gras. My impression is that most of the cases handled by "the ACLU" are still handled by volunteers pro bono, these lawyers having their own private practices elsewhere. If you mean the full time employees in the New York office, how many people is that? A dozen? If that? Do they have any lawyers on staff or do they still depend on volunteers? As for document retention, I reiterate, there's nothing wrong with shredding incriminating documents, unless you're engaged in litigation or some other sort of oversight, in which case, it's spoliation of evidence aka obstruction of justice.