Our policy and political advocacy work is just one of the ways we advance civil liberties and civil rights in the District. We engage in the legislative process by testifying on bills before the D.C. Council, working in coalition with community partners and impacted communities, and conducting research to further our understanding of the issues most impacting D.C. residents.
We aim to support bills and initiatives that strengthen District residents’ Constitutional rights and civil liberties, and defeat bills that threaten them. Please use the tools and resources below to engage in our advocacy efforts!
Background: ACT Now would reinstate unconstitutional drug free zones, change definitions to neck restraints to allow chokeholds, and remove transparency-focused changes to the body-worn...
Background: The DCHRA is one of the most potent tools available in D.C. law to challenge private and governmental discrimination, but it is not working as well as it should. Though...
Background: The ACLU of D.C. strongly opposes this legislation and urges the Committee not to move it forward. Provisions that would expose District residents on parole, supervised release...
Background: We write to share a number of concerns. First, provisions in B25-0421 and B25-0425 that would automatically suspend the licenses of people accused, but not convicted, of certain...
Background: The new MPD Chief must address the Department’s long history of failure to hold officers accountable when they violate District law and Department policies. Failures of...