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Oct 07, 2022
Oct 07, 2022
ACLU-D.C. Responds to Executive Order Pardoning People with Federal and D.C. Convictions for Simple Marijuana Possession
"The President's announcement is a victory for fairness, racial justice, and redemption in the District. Thousands persecuted for marijuana possession will get a second chance and not continue to face the consequences for behavior that is now legal in the District of Columbia."
Aug 24, 2022
Aug 24, 2022
ACLU of the District of Columbia Statement on resident's death at the D.C. Jail
The death of Treyvon Little marks the third death in the D.C. Jail this year. It is beyond time for the D.C. Council to hold DOC accountable for its neglect, poor living conditions, and treatment of residents at their facilities..
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Criminal Justice Reform
Aug 16, 2022
Aug 16, 2022
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Political Speech Restrictions on Administrative Employees of the Federal Court System
“The government tried to ban ordinary employees from political activities that are central to our democracy, like publicly expressing views on candidates for office. That’s exactly the type of overreach the First Amendment exists to correct.”
Jun 24, 2022
Jun 24, 2022
ACLU-D.C. Comment on Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
"This decision casts a shameful shadow, but We the People can and will do what it takes to get through this excruciating moment together."
May 05, 2022
May 05, 2022
ACLU-DC Comment on Proposed Increase in MTPD Officers on Patrol
“Making the Metro safer means increasing accessibility, reliability, and affordability of our transit system for everyone in the DMV...Increasing police would undermine our goal of transit safety."
Apr 20, 2022
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
Apr 13, 2022
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
Mar 23, 2022
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."
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