The Secure DC Act still contains provisions that put both our safety and our rights at risk. Allowing officers to harass people and escape accountability will not make D.C. safer. These types of provisions have no place in a public safety bill, and they open the door for abuse of power.

Unchecked government surveillance does not improve public safety, and it threatens the rights of all community members. Real public safety requires transparency, safeguards, and accountability.

The D.C. Department of Corrections has revised its religious diet policy in response to a lawsuit brought by the ACLU of the District of Columbia on behalf of Riley Benjamin, a Jewish resident.

ACLU-D.C. sues D.C. Department of Correction, challenging the denial of kosher meals to Jewish inmates without external faith verification, violating religious rights.

The Court is blocking us from holding federal officials responsible for attacking me and other demonstrators when we exercised our right to protest police brutality and racism.

"As we celebrate President Biden’s veto, we also renew our commitment to making D.C. the 51st state.”