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Sep 19, 2019

D.C. Statehood|
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ACLU Statement For D.C. Statehood Hearing

The ACLU submitted this written testimony in support of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act ("H.R. 51") to the House Oversight and Reform Committee for its Sept. 19 hearing on D.C. Statehood. H.R. 51 would grant statehood to the residential areas of the current District of Columbia.

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Apr 25, 2019

ACLU-DC Statement on the Racial Equity Achieves Results Amendment Act of 2019 to the Committee on Government Operations

The ACLU-DC calls for the legislation to apply to all bills that come before the D.C. Council, require racial equity training for all District employees, be overseen by an independent body, and more.

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Apr 11, 2019

ACLU-DC Budget Oversight Hearing Statement on the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement to the D.C. Council Judiciary Committee

The ACLU-DC supports full funding for the ONSE, but calls for better metrics on its success and for its independence from the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety.

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Mar 27, 2019

ACLU-DC Budget Oversight Hearing Statement on the Office of Police Complaints to the D.C. Council Judiciary Committee

The ACLU-DC called for more funding for the Office of Police Complaints so that it may expand its investigatory authority beyond citizen complaints to include anonymous complaints and keep pace with the recent increase in complaints.

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Mar 27, 2019

ACLU-DC Budget Oversight Hearing Statement on the Metropolitan Police Department to the D.C. Council Judiciary Committee

The ACLU-DC called for no additional funding for the Metropolitan Police Department, and for an investigation of the Narcotics and Special Investigations Division.

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Feb 07, 2019

ACLU-DC Performance Oversight Hearing Statement on the Metropolitan Police Department to the D.C. Council Judiciary Committee

The ACLU-DC called for the Metropolitan Police Department to fully comply with the stop-and-frisk data collection provision of the NEAR Act, and for an investigation of the Gun Recovery Unit.

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Mar 01, 2018

ACLU-DC Testimony to the DC Council Judiciary Committee's Performance Oversight Roundtable on the Metropolitan Police Department

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Feb 22, 2018

ACLU-DC Testimony to the DC Council Judiciary Committee's Performance Oversight Roundtable on the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice

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Jan 25, 2018

Equal Protection and Discrimination|
+5 Issues

Bill 22-189, the “Drug-Related Nuisance Abatement Act of 2017"

This proposed amendment will only exacerbate the negative impact to communities of DC’s existing Nuisance Abatement Law, which is problematic in both its scope and enforcement.

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Sep 19, 2019

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Sep 19, 2019

D.C. Statehood|
+1 Issue

ACLU Statement For D.C. Statehood Hearing

Legislation

Apr 25, 2019

Legislation

Apr 25, 2019

ACLU-DC Statement on the Racial Equity Achieves Results Amendment Act of 2019 to the Committee on Government Operations

The ACLU-DC calls for the legislation to apply to all bills that come before the D.C. Council, require racial equity training for all District employees, be overseen by an independent body, and more.

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Apr 11, 2019

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Apr 11, 2019

ACLU-DC Budget Oversight Hearing Statement on the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement to the D.C. Council Judiciary Committee

The ACLU-DC supports full funding for the ONSE, but calls for better metrics on its success and for its independence from the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety.

Legislation

Mar 27, 2019

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Mar 27, 2019

ACLU-DC Budget Oversight Hearing Statement on the Office of Police Complaints to the D.C. Council Judiciary Committee

Legislation

Mar 27, 2019

Legislation

Mar 27, 2019

ACLU-DC Budget Oversight Hearing Statement on the Metropolitan Police Department to the D.C. Council Judiciary Committee

The ACLU-DC called for no additional funding for the Metropolitan Police Department, and for an investigation of the Narcotics and Special Investigations Division.

Legislation

Feb 07, 2019

Legislation

Feb 07, 2019

ACLU-DC Performance Oversight Hearing Statement on the Metropolitan Police Department to the D.C. Council Judiciary Committee

The ACLU-DC called for the Metropolitan Police Department to fully comply with the stop-and-frisk data collection provision of the NEAR Act, and for an investigation of the Gun Recovery Unit.

Legislation

Mar 01, 2018

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Mar 01, 2018

ACLU-DC Testimony to the DC Council Judiciary Committee's Performance Oversight Roundtable on the Metropolitan Police Department

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Feb 22, 2018

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Feb 22, 2018

ACLU-DC Testimony to the DC Council Judiciary Committee's Performance Oversight Roundtable on the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice

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Jan 25, 2018

Legislation

Jan 25, 2018

Equal Protection and Discrimination|
+5 Issues

Bill 22-189, the “Drug-Related Nuisance Abatement Act of 2017"

This proposed amendment will only exacerbate the negative impact to communities of DC’s existing Nuisance Abatement Law, which is problematic in both its scope and enforcement.

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