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Jun 21, 2021
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  • Voting Rights|
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ACLU S.51 D.C. Statehood Written Statement

D.C. residents deserve full representation in our national government. Also, in granting Statehood through an act of Congress, S. 51 is a valid and defensible exercise of congressional power. It is beyond time to give D.C. the true autonomy and self-governance that comes with statehood.

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Legislation
Oct 15, 2020
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ACLU-DC and COS-DC Coalition Partners Testify Before the D.C. Council Committee on Police Reform Legislation and Protestors' Rights

The Community Oversight of Surveillance-D.C. (COS-DC) urges the D.C. Council to consider and set rules for police use of surveillance technologies.
Legislation
Oct 01, 2020
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  • Immigrants' Rights|
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ACLU-DC Testimony Before the DC Council Committee on the Sanctuary Values Amendment Act

The ACLU-DC testified in strong support of the bill, which limits the District’s involvement in federal immigration enforcement by prohibiting cooperation between District government agencies and federal immigration authorities such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Legislation
Sep 09, 2020
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Letter to the D.C. Board of Elections Encouraging Clarity on Rules for Political Attire at Polling Places

Letter asking the D.C. Board of Elections to encouraging the Board to clarify rules regarding political attire at polling places.
Legislation
Jun 25, 2020
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  • D.C. Statehood|
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ACLU Vote Recommendation to the House Urging Members to Vote Yes on H.R. 51

Legislation
Jun 18, 2020
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ACLU-DC Testimony to D.C. Council Committee of the Whole at FY21 Budget Oversight Hearing

The ACLU-DC's statement to the D.C. Council regarding the Metropolitan Police Department budget.
Legislation
Mar 10, 2020
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ACLU-DC Email to Barbara Bazron, Director, D.C. Department of Behavioral Health, Regarding DBH's COVID-19 Response at St. Elizabeths Hospital

Letter to the director of the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health about the care of St. Elizabeths patients during the COVID-19 crisis.
Legislation
Mar 10, 2020
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  • Criminal Justice Reform

ACLU-DC Email to Quincy Booth, Director, D.C. Department of Corrections, Regarding DOC's COVID-19 Response

The letter urges the director to take critical steps to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19 inside the D.C. Jail.
Legislation
Feb 11, 2020
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ACLU and ACLU-DC Letter to House Oversight Committee on Markup of H.R. 5803, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act

In this letter, the ACLU and ACLU-DC urge the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform to yes "yes" on the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.
Legislation
Feb 11, 2020
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  • D.C. Statehood|
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ACLU Letter In Support of H.R. 5803

In this letter, the ACLU urges members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee to vote “yes” on H.R. 5803, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, as introduced, during the February 11, 2020 markup. H.R. 5803 would grant statehood to the residential areas of the current District of Columbia.