News & Commentary

The District’s police accountability bill creates more transparency, holds police accountable, and restricts harmful practices. Making it law is crucial to advance public safety and rebuild trust.

Philippa Strum, an ACLU board member and civil rights historian, is receiving the Spitzer Lifetime Achievement Award for her persistent strides toward equity. Learn more about her trailblazing career.

In order to overturn our democratic will, opponents of the RCCA have spread misinformation about the bill. Here are three reasons why it’s critical that the RCCA becomes law.

The battle for civil rights continues to this day. Here are some of the Black leaders who laid the groundwork — and those carrying the fight for true equality into the future.

While there is a lot to accomplish in the months and years ahead, we’d like to celebrate five major gains that our communities made last legislative session.

2022 was a special year for Courtwatch DC. Officially launching the program, training volunteers, and watching the courts – we have a lot to be proud of.

Guest writers from the COS-DC coalition detail what it's like for sex workers to be under the constant watch of government surveillance, and how it connects to historically harmed neighbors and even residents across the District.

The Indian Child Welfare Act — a law that protects Native children from forced removal from their families, tribes, and culture — is currently under attack.

After her experience being incarcerated, Courtney Phillips is committed to spreading the word about trans people’s rights at the D.C. Jail. Read about her experience and how an ACLU-DC case settlement allows trans people at the jail "the right to be housed where they identify."