Cases - ACLU of DC

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Feb 16, 2021

Court Case

Feb 16, 2021

Criminal Justice Reform|
+2 Issues

ACLU-DC v. District of Columbia – Challenging D.C. Police’s Failure to Release Stop-and-Frisk Data

Court Case

Jan 13, 2020

Court Case

Jan 13, 2020

Police Practices and Police Misconduct|
+1 Issue

Mwimanzi v. Wilson – Challenging Unconstitutional Sexually Invasive Search by MPD Officer

Court Case

Apr 29, 2019

Court Case

Apr 29, 2019

Police Practices and Police Misconduct|
+1 Issue

Price v. Gupton - Challenging Warrantless Search of Residential Property Belonging to Mother Whose Son Had Just Been Killed by D.C. Police

Court Case

Aug 30, 2018

Court Case

Aug 30, 2018

Disability Rights|
+1 Issue

Arthur v. District of Columbia Housing Authority - Asserting Disability Rights Claim For Deaf Public-Housing Tenant Denied Visits from Her Son Because She Couldn’t Hear Her Phone

The ACLU-DC and the law firm of Arnold & Porter filed a lawsuit against the D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA) for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the D.C. Human Rights Act on behalf of Evelyn Arthur, a 77-year-old deaf woman living in D.C. public housing.

Court Case

Jul 18, 2018

Court Case

Jul 18, 2018

Racial Justice|
+2 Issues

Cottingham v. Lojacono - Challenging Unjustified, Sexually Invasive Search by Police During Stop and Frisk

Court Case

May 08, 2018

Court Case

May 08, 2018

Criminal Justice Reform|
+2 Issues

Black Lives Matter-DC v. Bowser - Enforcing D.C. Law’s Stop-And-Frisk Data Collection Requirement that D.C. Police Had Refused to Implement

Court Case

Jun 21, 2017

Court Case

Jun 21, 2017

Criminal Justice Reform|
+2 Issues

Horse v. District of Columbia - Challenging Mass Arrests, Excessive Force, and Unconstitutional Detention Conditions as to Anti-Inaguration Demonstrators

Court Case

Jan 14, 2017

Court Case

Jan 14, 2017

Police Practices and Police Misconduct|
+2 Issues

McComb v. Ross - Challenging Sexually Invasive Search by D.C. Police

Court Case

Feb 24, 2016

Court Case

Feb 24, 2016

Privacy|
+2 Issues

Court Cases

All Cases

ACLU-DC v. District of Columbia – Challenging D.C. Police’s Failure to Release Stop-and-Frisk Data

Mwimanzi v. Wilson – Challenging Unconstitutional Sexually Invasive Search by MPD Officer

Price v. Gupton - Challenging Warrantless Search of Residential Property Belonging to Mother Whose Son Had Just Been Killed by D.C. Police

Arthur v. District of Columbia Housing Authority - Asserting Disability Rights Claim For Deaf Public-Housing Tenant Denied Visits from Her Son Because She Couldn’t Hear Her Phone

Cottingham v. Lojacono - Challenging Unjustified, Sexually Invasive Search by Police During Stop and Frisk

Black Lives Matter-DC v. Bowser - Enforcing D.C. Law’s Stop-And-Frisk Data Collection Requirement that D.C. Police Had Refused to Implement

Horse v. District of Columbia - Challenging Mass Arrests, Excessive Force, and Unconstitutional Detention Conditions as to Anti-Inaguration Demonstrators

McComb v. Ross - Challenging Sexually Invasive Search by D.C. Police

Jones (Prince) v. United States

ACLU-DC v. District of Columbia – Challenging D.C. Police’s Failure to Release Stop-and-Frisk Data

Mwimanzi v. Wilson – Challenging Unconstitutional Sexually Invasive Search by MPD Officer

Price v. Gupton - Challenging Warrantless Search of Residential Property Belonging to Mother Whose Son Had Just Been Killed by D.C. Police

Arthur v. District of Columbia Housing Authority - Asserting Disability Rights Claim For Deaf Public-Housing Tenant Denied Visits from Her Son Because She Couldn’t Hear Her Phone

Cottingham v. Lojacono - Challenging Unjustified, Sexually Invasive Search by Police During Stop and Frisk

Black Lives Matter-DC v. Bowser - Enforcing D.C. Law’s Stop-And-Frisk Data Collection Requirement that D.C. Police Had Refused to Implement

Horse v. District of Columbia - Challenging Mass Arrests, Excessive Force, and Unconstitutional Detention Conditions as to Anti-Inaguration Demonstrators

McComb v. Ross - Challenging Sexually Invasive Search by D.C. Police

Jones (Prince) v. United States

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