Research & Publications

This newsletter includes: 65 Years and Counting: Defending Civil Rights and Liberties in the Nation’s Capital June 16, 2026: D.C. Primary Election Half-Million-Dollar Settlement: Over Anti-Gay Hostile Workplace at the D.C. Department of Corrections ICE in the DMV ACLU-D.C. Board Nominations Letter from Executive Director, Monica Hopkins

This newsletter includes: Federal Workers Fight Back Challenging Trump's Actions on Immigration Civil Liberties 101: D.C. Home Rule Letter from Executive Director, Monica Hopkins

Executive Orders direct federal agencies, not local governments directly. They cannot dictate how the local D.C. government must act, and they cannot change D.C. laws. However, Executive Orders can direct federal agencies to act in ways that impact the local D.C. government, as well as other stakeholders of local government.

This newsletter includes articles on Bias at the Core?: Police Continue to Disproportionately Stop Black People in D.C., Court Issues Ruling Against Abuse of Power by Police, Lawsuit Challenges Censorship of Pro-Palestinian Student Speech, Three Ways the First Admendment Protects Your Speech

This newsletter includes: D.C. Has A Police Abuse Problem Standing Up To Abuse Of Power In The Secure DC Act Drug-Free Zones: Know Your Rights ACLU-D.C. Board Nomination 2024 Letter from Executive Director, Monica Hopkins

Winter 2023 Newsletter for the ACLU-D.C. includes updates on D.C. Statehood and stories about current issue areas for the affiliate.

At ACLU-D.C., we envision a just and free D.C. where all people live without systemic governmental oppression and can exercise their power to protect and expand civil rights, civil liberties, and human dignity. To move us forward in creating such a District, we have launched a new strategic framework that will guide our work in the years to come.

Summer 2023 Newsletter for the ACLU-DC. Includes updates on D.C. Statehood, our new crisis response coalition, and stories about current issue areas for the affiliate.

Fall 2022 Newsletter for the ACLU-D.C. includes updates on D.C. Statehood and stories about current issue areas for the affiliate.