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ACLU-DC Asserts “Running While Black” Resulted in Unconstitutional Search of Homeowner’s Backyard

A young Black man running around his own yard prompted the warrantless search of six properties in the Deanwood neighborhood.

August 10, 2020

D.C. Police Officers Coordinated with Federal Law Enforcement to Tear-Gas Lafayette Square Protesters

Today civil rights groups filed a motion to add Chief Peter Newsham and unnamed D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officers as defendants in Black Lives Matter D.C. v. Trump.

July 8, 2020

ACLU Urges House of Representatives to Vote “Yes” on D.C. Statehood

The bill would grant statehood to the residential areas of the current District of Columbia as the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, and defines the reduced federal territory that would continue to serve as the seat of the federal government.

June 25, 2020

ACLU-DC Comment on Judiciary Committee Budget Vote

The Judiciary Committee also took some steps to undo unwarranted increases to MPD’s budget, but it’s far from enough.

June 25, 2020

ACLU-DC Comment on WMATA Board Vote to Create Metro Transit Oversight Board

The vote is a first step, but much more is needed to restore trust in Metro Transit Police.

June 23, 2020

Federal Judge Orders Sweeping Reforms to D.C. Jail Conditions During COVID-19

Today’s order mandates that DOC provide prisoners with medical care within 24 hours, enforce CDC policies on social distancing, provide prisoners with necessary materials to clean their cells and instruction on how to use them, ensure access to confidential legal calls, and more.

June 18, 2020