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“We hope all of our friends, neighbors, and colleagues in the District are staying safe in this fraught time. We denounce the attempt to subvert our government and the will of the voters and condemn this armed assault on our democracy.”
The ACLU of the District of Columbia called for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to create an open and inclusive process for the selection of the next chief of the Metropolitan Police Department and recommended a nationwide search for the candidate.
The D.C. police union is suing the District of Columbia after being ordered to release body-worn camera footage and officer names from officer-involved killings and use of force. The ACLU-DC, Lawyers' Committee, and others support the District's motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
The complaint, filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act on behalf of Dzhuliya Dashtamirova, a 23-year old woman who suffered injuries as a result of the maneuver, asserts the National Guard’s actions that evening was an assault.
Letter asking the D.C. Board of Elections to encouraging the Board to clarify rules regarding political attire at polling places.