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ACLU-DC Responds to Verdict in Kyle Rittenhouse Case

The ACLU-DC will continue to defend and advance that right to ensure that all protestors’ voices can be heard without fear of violence.

November 19, 2021

D.C. Corrections Officer Challenges Hostile Anti-Gay Workplace at D.C. Department of Corrections

Plaintiff Endured Anti-Gay Slurs, Retaliation, and Threats of Assault Over Many Years

November 17, 2021

Class Action Lawsuit Challenges D.C. Police Department's Unlawful Practice of Retaining Protestors' Cell Phones for Months

Over a year later, some protestors’ phones still haven’t been returned.

November 3, 2021

ACLU-DC Statement on Inhumane Conditions Inside D.C. Jail

Following Discovery of “Systemic Failures,” U.S. Marshals Will Move All 400 Federal Detainees out of D.C. Jail to a Federal Prison in Pennsylvania

November 3, 2021

ACLU Statement on Mayor Bowser’s Encampment Evictions Affecting Unhoused People in the District

The ACLU-DC calls on Mayor Bowser to suspend the encampment evictions and permanent closures that are being carried out as part of the Administration’s CARE pilot program, and for the D.C. Council to pass emergency legislation to stop further encampment clearings and closings.

November 1, 2021

Supreme Court Affirms Lower Court Decision Denying D.C. Residents Voting Member of Congress

The US Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling in Castañon v. United States that denies D.C. residents voting representation in Congress. The ACLU-DC joined a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the petitioner, Angelica Castañon, whose case challenged the lack of representation in Congress.

October 5, 2021