ACLU Weighs New Board Standards

The American Civil Liberties Union is considering new policies that would discourage trustees from making public their grievances with the nonprofit group’s administration, reports The New York Times.

The move comes after several board members criticized the organization’s executive director, Anthony D. Romero, last year for several policies, including a grant agreement requiring the organization to check its grantees’ names against a government terrorism watchlist.

Several former board members said they were shocked by the proposed standards, which they believed were in conflict with the group’s commitment to free speech. Mr. Romero and other officials with the group said it was too early to discuss the proposals, as they had not yet been vetted by the board.