Despite enormous progress, the promise of fair and equal treatment for people of color remains elusive. The ACLU is committed to combating racism and racial discrimination.
Asinor v. District of Columbia – Challenging Use of Chemical Irritants and Less-Lethal Projectiles Against Demonstrators and Journalists
Kirton v. Mayorkas – Challenging Overly an Narrow Interpretation of Federal Employment Discrimination Law
ACLU-DC v. District of Columbia – Challenging D.C. Police’s Failure to Release Stop-and-Frisk Data
Black Lives Matter D.C. v. Trump – Challenging Federal Officers’ Unprovoked Attack on Civil Rights Demonstrators at Lafayette Square in Front of the White House
United States v. Reed - Challenging the Shifting of Certain Prosecutions from D.C. to Federal Court
Nora v. Wolf - Challenging the Policy of Deporting Immigrants to One of the Most Dangerous Regions in the World to Await Their Asylum Hearings
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