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The core of the ACLU-DC's case will proceed, including at least one claim about each of the types of misconduct our clients experienced that day: mass arrest, excessive force, injurious handcuffing, denial of detainees’ basic needs, and an intrusive search.
The ACLU affiliates of the Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia call on the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority to open an independent audit of Metropolitan Transit Police Department policies and practices.
Today the D.C. Superior Court ordered the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department to begin collecting stop-and-frisk data required by the NEAR Act. MPD has 28 days to comply.
In response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the ACLU-DC seeking race data on traffic stops, the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department has replied that the information can only be found by viewing 31,000 body-worn camera videos.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of the District of Columbia today announced its official endorsement of H.R. 51 and S. 631, the Washington D.C. Admission Act, which would grant full voting representation, self-government, and equal civic participation for D.C.
The incident has exacerbated Ms. Price's feelings of anxiety and fear of the police, making it hard for her to sleep or feel safe in her home.
