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Image Description: Mr. Cottingham is handcuffed on the sidewalk in a residential neighborhood and is facing away from Officer Lojacono, whose hand is positioned between Mr. Cottingham's legs in a probing manner.

ACLU-DC Settles Case Against D.C. Police Officer for Anal Search During Stop and Frisk

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Victory! D.C. Council Passes Fare Evasion Decriminalization Bill

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ACLU-DC Settles Case Against D.C. Police Officer for Anal Search During Stop and Frisk

M.B. Cottingham, the 40-year-old District resident who was subjected to an unconstitutional and exceedingly invasive bodily search by Metropolitan Police Department officer Sean Lojacono in September 2017, has agreed to settle his lawsuit against the officer for an undisclosed amount.

December 6, 2018

ACLU-DC Applauds D.C. Council for Passing Fare Evasion Decriminalization Bill

In a vote of 10 to 2, the D.C. Council tonight passed Bill 22-408, the Fare Evasion Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2018.

December 4, 2018

Civil Rights Groups File Brief in Support of Equal Pay Act Case Against VA Medical Center

The ACLU and 25 women’s rights organizations have filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging a federal appeals court to reconsider a legal ruling that makes it more difficult for women to fight unlawful sex-based pay disparities under the Equal Pay Act.

October 31, 2018