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Coalition Letter Opposing WMATA Suspension Rule Proposal
ACLU-DC and other organizations urged the WMATA Board to vote “NO” on the proposed rule change to Metro’s rider guidelines that would allow WMATA to suspend access to Metrorail and Metrobus to riders that “engage” in certain criminal offenses on the system under the laws of DC, Maryland or Virginia. July 28, 2021
ACLU-DC Spring 2021 Newsletter
Spring 2021 Newsletter for the ACLU-DC. Includes updates on D.C. Statehood, memoriams, and stories about current issue areas for the affiliate. April 14, 2021
Racial Disparities in Stops by the Metropolitan Police Department: 2020 Data Update
This is an update to the June 16, 2020 report published by the ACLU-DC and ACLU Analytics, Racial Disparities in Stops by the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department. It reinforces the fact that MPD continues to disproportionately stop and search Black people in the District. March 11, 2021
Protest During Pandemic: D.C. Police Kettling of Racial Justice Demonstrators on Swann Street
On the evening of June 1, 2020, MPD deployed significant force in and around Swann Street. The report is based on interviews with more than 50 individual eyewitnesses, including protestors who were kettled and Swann Street residents who witnessed the events from their homes. March 10, 2021