Press Releases - Page 10 of 27

Apr 20, 2022

Civil Rights Groups Push for Appeal to Hold Federal Officials Financially Accountable for Attack on Black Lives Matter Demonstrators Near White House

Request Follows Court’s Dismissal of Claims for 2020 Tear-Gassing and Beating of Demonstrators

Issue Areas: Racial Justice, Police Practices and Police Misconduct, Freedom of Speech and Association

Apr 13, 2022

In Partial Settlement of Civil Rights Suits on Behalf of Demonstrators Attacked at Lafayette Square by Trump Administration, Federal Government Agrees to Change Demonstration Policing Policies

Military-Grade Weapons Were Used Against Black Lives Matter Protesters Without Warning in June 2020

Issue Areas: Racial Justice, Police Practices and Police Misconduct, Freedom of Speech and Association

Court Cases: Black Lives Matter D.C. v. Trump – Challenging Federal Officers’ Unprovoked Attack on Civil Rights Demonstrators at Lafayette Square in Front of the White House

Mar 23, 2022

D.C. Jail Agrees To Improve Transgender Housing Policies To Settle Lawsuit of Trans Woman Housed in Men’s Unit

“No one should face what I had to face at the D.C. Jail. DOC put my safety and mental health at risk, and I’m glad that other trans people at the Jail will be treated with more dignity."

Issue Areas: Equal Protection and Discrimination, LGBTQ+ Rights, Women's Rights/Gender Equity, Criminal Justice Reform

Court Cases: Hinton v. District of Columbia – Challenging Department of Corrections’ Policy of Discriminatorily Housing Transgender Individuals Based on “Anatomy” Rather Than Gender Identity

Mar 09, 2022

Victory: Federal Court Holds D.C. Law Allowing Broad Category of Warrantless Searches of People Unconstitutional

Court also rules that claim challenging the sexually invasive manner of a 2019 search may proceed

Issue Areas: Police Practices and Police Misconduct, Racial Justice

Court Cases: Mwimanzi v. Wilson – Challenging Unconstitutional Sexually Invasive Search by MPD Officer

Feb 15, 2022

D.C. JAIL AGREES TO IMPLEMENT COMPREHENSIVE COVID-19 PROTECTIONS TO SETTLE CLASS ACTION CONDITIONS SUIT BROUGHT BY PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE, ACLU-D.C.

Issue Areas: Criminal Justice Reform, Racial Justice, Due Process/Procedural Rights

Court Cases: Banks v. Booth - Challenging Life-Threatening Lack of COVID-19 Precautions at the D.C. Jail

Feb 03, 2022

ACLU-DC Statement on the Metropolitan Police Department Watchlist

“MPD’s blacklist practice is part of a broader pattern of resistance to transparency and public accountability."

Issue Areas: Criminal Justice Reform

Jan 31, 2022

ACLU Sues on Behalf of Medically Vulnerable People Denied COVID-19 Booster Shots in Immigration Detention

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights, Criminal Justice Reform, Racial Justice

Jan 11, 2022

ACLU-D.C. Responds to COVID Surge at D.C. Jail

Issue Areas: Criminal Justice Reform, Racial Justice

Court Cases: Banks v. Booth - Challenging Life-Threatening Lack of COVID-19 Precautions at the D.C. Jail

Jan 07, 2022

ACLU-DC Statement on the Department of Corrections Change in Leadership

“Director Booth leaves behind a shameful legacy of neglect and mistreatment of incarcerated individuals and DOC staff...We call on Mayor Bowser to conduct a transparent and inclusive process in the selection of the next permanent DOC director."

Issue Areas: Criminal Justice Reform, Government Employees' Rights, LGBTQ+ Rights

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