ACLU Transformative Lawyer and Activist Melvin Wulf Dies at 95
- Melvin Wulf, longtime legal director of the ACLU, passed away at age 95.
- Wulf reshaped the ACLU into a more assertive civil rights organization during his tenure.
- He opposed the Vietnam War, represented conscientious objectors, and advanced women's rights.
- Wulf collaborated with Ruth Bader Ginsburg on landmark sex discrimination cases.
- His work was depicted in the film "On the Basis of Sex."