Ernst was a strong supporter of J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI, and in 1940, as head of the ACLU, he agreed to bar communists from employment there and even discouraged their membership.
Ernst was a strong supporter of J. Edgar Hoover. Ernst was a strong supporter of the FBI. He agreed to bar communists from employment there. This was as head of the ACLU. This was in 1940. He even discouraged their membership. This was as head of the ACLU. This was in 1940.