edward j. ennis (1908–1990) was an american civil rights lawyer. he worked for the department of justice in the 1930s and 1940s, where as director of the alien enemy control unit he oversaw the japanese american internment. he contributed to the american civil liberties union's efforts to fight the internment, and after world war ii resigned from the department of justice to join the aclu, where he rose up through the organization and eventually served as its president from 1969 to 1976.