Gale Encyclopedia of American Law Volume 1 P29 fully illuminates today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more. Legal issues are fully discussed in easy-to-understand language, including such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and thousands more. | 268 AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION The ACLU national headquarters is in New York City. The group maintains a legislative office in Washington . and a regional office in Atlanta along with chapters in each state. These state chapters follow the decisions of the national executive board yet are also free to pursue cases on their own. FURTHER READINGS ACLU. ACLU s Seventy-Five Most Important Supreme Court Cases. Briefing paper. ------. The ACLU Today. Briefing paper. ------. Church and State. Briefing paper. ------. Guardian of Liberty. Briefing paper. American Civil Liberties Union. Available online at www. accessed September 17 2009 Hershkoff Helen. 1997. The Rights of the Poor The Authoritative ACLU Guide to Poor People s Rights. Carbondale Southern Illinois Univ. Press. Walker Samuel. 1999. In Defense of American Liberties A History of the ACLU. New York Oxford Univ. Press. CROSS REFERENCES Baldwin Roger Nash Bill of Rights Civil Rights Frankfurter Felix Palmer Alexander Mitchell Strossen Nadine M. AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION The American Farm Bureau Federation AFBF is a nonprofit nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting protecting and representing the interests of . farmers. More than five million members in 50 states and Puerto Rico belong to the AFBF making it the largest . farm organization. The AFBF is a federation of 2 800 county farm organizations which elect representatives to state farm bureaus. The organization maintains its general headquarters in Park Ridge Illinois and has an office in Washington . From these offices the AFBF staff offers many services and programs for state and county farm bureaus and members. As of 2009 the AFBF held more than 14 billion in assets. The first county farm bureau was formed in Broome County New York in 1911. The word bureau in farm bureau is used because the first organization was formed as a bureau of the local chamber of commerce. Missouri was the first state to form a statewide .
