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Jul 11, 2018
Jul 11, 2018
ACLU-DC Requests DC Police Respect Organizers' Wishes at July 11 Public Safety Afternoon Hearing
"We are pleased the D.C. Council is holding public hearings on concerns to public safety in Wards 7 and 8, and we are glad that glad Chief of Police Peter Newsham appears to be planning to attend the morning session," said Monica Hopkins, Executive Director of the ACLU of the District of Columbia."
May 31, 2018
May 31, 2018
ACLU Files Lawsuit, Seeks Injunction to Protect Free Speech Rights of Court Administrative Employees
The lawsuit challenges new rules prohibiting employees of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts from engaging in a broad range of political speech and activities.
May 08, 2018
May 08, 2018
Civil Rights Groups Seek Court Order Against D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for Long-Delayed Stop-and-Frisk Data
Today civil rights groups asked a Court to order Mayor Muriel Bowser and two other top D.C. officials to require police to collect comprehensive data on all stops and frisks in the District.
Mar 30, 2018
Mar 30, 2018
Federal Judge Issues Temporary Nationwide Order Granting Abortion Access for Immigrant Teens in Federal Custody
A federal judge has temporarily ruled the Office of Refugee Resettlement can no longer prevent women in its custody from receiving abortion care.
Mar 28, 2018
Mar 28, 2018
Black Lives Matter D.C., Stop Police Terror Project, and ACLU-DC Demand Police Stop-and-Frisk Data From Mayor Bowser
The groups threaten a lawsuit over two-year delay of NEAR Act stop-and-frisk data collection requirement.
Feb 08, 2018
Feb 08, 2018
Fair Budget Coalition Report Addresses D.C.’s Most Pressing Needs
The ACLU-DC commends today’s release of the Fair Budget Coalition’s annual budget report, which urges District leaders to make strategic investments in policies that will remove barriers to justice and address systemic social, racial, and economic inequality in our communities.
Jan 30, 2018
Jan 30, 2018
ACLU-DC Sues U.S. Marshals for Abusive Conduct During Home Eviction
In what should have been a routine eviction, the marshals stormed into the apartment shouting and with guns drawn: an entrance more akin to a SWAT-team raid than an eviction.
Jan 18, 2018
Jan 18, 2018
ACLU-DC Welcomes Dropping of 129 Inauguration Day Protestor Charges
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia has dropped all charges against 129 people facing felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with the Inauguration Day 2017 protest. Charges against 59 defendants remain pending in D.C. Superior Court.
Jan 09, 2018
Jan 09, 2018
ACLU-DC Commends Passage of Fair Elections Act
For too long, access to money, not public support or policy positions, has often determined who can run for office and who is elected.
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