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Oct 28, 2019
Oct 28, 2019
Trump Administration Drops Unconstitutional Anti-Protest Proposal
The ACLU and ACLU-DC had led a months-long campaign against the unconstitutional proposal.
Issue Areas:
Freedom of Speech and Association
Oct 23, 2019
Oct 23, 2019
Civil Rights Groups Sue District for Weeks-Long Water Crisis at St. Elizabeths
The lawsuit charges patients were exposed to filthy conditions and denied physical and mental health care during the water outage.
Oct 08, 2019
Oct 08, 2019
ACLU-DC Calls on Mayor Bowser to Relocate St. Elizabeths Patients During Ongoing Water Crisis
The bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease was found in the hospital's water supply on September 26. The facility continues to admit patients.
Oct 04, 2019
Oct 04, 2019
ACLU-DC Sues D.C. for Disability Discrimination Against Medical Marijuana Patient
The lawsuit charges the D.C. Department of Public Works with discriminating against an employee who lawfully uses medical marijuana outside of work hours to treat chronic back pain.
Oct 02, 2019
Oct 02, 2019
After MPD Overhauls Data Collection Practices, ACLU-DC Agrees to Dismiss NEAR Act Case
The ACLU-DC and District government have agreed to dismiss the case brought against District officials for noncompliance of the data collection provision of the NEAR Act.
Sep 28, 2019
Sep 28, 2019
Federal Court Blocks Trump Fast-Track Deportation Policy
A federal court has blocked a Trump administration policy that sought to massively expand fast-track deportations without a fair legal process such as a court hearing or access to an attorney.
Sep 27, 2019
Sep 27, 2019
Federal Court Rules ACLU-DC Lawsuit on Behalf of Inauguration Day Protestors May Proceed
The core of the ACLU-DC's case will proceed, including at least one claim about each of the types of misconduct our clients experienced that day: mass arrest, excessive force, injurious handcuffing, denial of detainees’ basic needs, and an intrusive search.
Issue Areas:
Freedom of Speech and Association
Jul 02, 2019
Jul 02, 2019
ACLU Statement on Metro Transit Police Officer’s Use of Taser on Bystander
The ACLU affiliates of the Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia call on the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority to open an independent audit of Metropolitan Transit Police Department policies and practices.
Jun 27, 2019
Jun 27, 2019
Judge Rules D.C. Police in Violation of NEAR Act Stop-and-Frisk Data Collection Requirements
Today the D.C. Superior Court ordered the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department to begin collecting stop-and-frisk data required by the NEAR Act. MPD has 28 days to comply.
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