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ACLU-DC Commends D.C. Council for Voting to Override Mayor's Veto of Fare Evasion Decriminalization Bill

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ACLU-DC Statement Regarding Transfer of Gun Possession Cases from Superior to Federal Court

Mayor Bowser is delivering a slap in the face to D.C. residents, who have no representation in Congress, by ignoring their representatives’ criminal-justice policy choices in favor of a federal system that D.C. residents had no voice in crafting.

February 6, 2019

ACLU-DC Commends D.C. Council for Voting to Override Mayor Bowser’s Veto of Fare Evasion Decriminalization Bill

The bill passed the Council by a 10-2 vote on December 4, 2018, but Mayor Muriel Bowser vetoed the bill on January 16, 2019. Today’s vote overrode that veto.

January 22, 2019

ACLU-DC Condemns Mayor Bowser’s Veto of Fare Evasion Decriminalization Bill

We call on the D.C. Council to quickly vote to override the Mayor’s harmful veto, and in so doing, demonstrate a commitment to ending the unnecessary and excessive criminalization of D.C. residents for low-level offenses.

January 17, 2019

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