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Dec 14, 2017

ACLU-DC Announces Settlement with D.C. Housing Authority Over Barring Notices

After negotiations with the ACLU-DC, the D.C. Housing Authority has amended its standard barring notice to inform recipients about how they can challenge the bar or request that it be lifted temporarily.
Court Cases: Pondexter-Moore, Schyla - Challenging Unlawful Barring of Community Activity from Public Meetings
Nov 16, 2017

ACLU-DC Files Motion to Reconsider in Facebook Warrant Challenge

The ACLU-DC has asked the D.C. Superior Court to reconsider two parts of its November 9 order regarding the personal Facebook accounts of D.C. activists Legba Carrefour and Lacy MacAuley.
Issue Areas: Freedom of Speech and Association, Privacy
Court Cases: In the Matter of the Search of Information Associated with Facebook Accounts disruptj20 [etc.] - Defending Political Activists’ Privacy in Their Facebook Accounts
Nov 13, 2017

D.C. Court Reins in Government’s Overbroad Search of Facebook Accounts

In response to motions filed by the ACLU-DC, the D.C. Superior Court has limited the scope of search warrants obtained by federal prosecutors targeting three Facebook accounts as part of its investigation and prosecution of activists arrested on Inauguration Day.
Court Cases: In the Matter of the Search of Information Associated with Facebook Accounts disruptj20 [etc.] - Defending Political Activists’ Privacy in Their Facebook Accounts
Oct 24, 2017

ACLU Wins Relief for Young Woman in Latest Step of Abortion Case

The full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a circuit panel decision, clearing the way for Jane Doe to access the abortion care she needs.
Oct 18, 2017

ACLU Wins Relief for Young Woman Seeking Abortion

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered the Trump administration to stop blocking a young woman's abortion.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom, Immigrants' Rights
Court Cases: J.D. v. Azar (formerly Garza v. Azar and Garza v. Hargan) - Challenging Trump Administration’s Refusal to Permit Teenage Immigration Detainees to Access Abortion Services