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ACLU-DC Sues U.S. Marshals for Abusive Conduct During Home Eviction

In what should have been a routine eviction, the marshals stormed into the apartment shouting and with guns drawn: an entrance more akin to a SWAT-team raid than an eviction.

January 30, 2018

ACLU-DC Welcomes Dropping of 129 Inauguration Day Protestor Charges

The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia has dropped all charges against 129 people facing felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with the Inauguration Day 2017 protest. Charges against 59 defendants remain pending in D.C. Superior Court.

January 18, 2018

ACLU-DC Commends Passage of Fair Elections Act

For too long, access to money, not public support or policy positions, has often determined who can run for office and who is elected.

January 9, 2018

ACLU-DC Names 27 D.C. Police Officers and Adds 10-Year-Old Boy as Plaintiff in Inauguration Day Lawsuit

The amended complaint names 27 D.C. police officer defendants and adds two plaintiffs: a 10-year-old boy from North Carolina and his mother, who were peacefully demonstrating when he was knocked down and they were both exposed to pepper spray by D.C. officers.

January 3, 2018

ACLU-DC Applauds Jury Verdict in Inauguration Day Protestor Criminal Trials

A jury has found all six defendants in the criminal trials against Inauguration Day protestors in D.C. Superior Court not guilty on all counts.

December 21, 2017

After Obstruction by the Trump Administration, Path Cleared for Jane Roe and Jane Poe to Receive Abortions

The government's effort to prevent the two young women from obtaining abortions collapses as appeals are dismissed.

December 19, 2017