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Dec 04, 2018

ACLU-DC Applauds D.C. Council for Passing Fare Evasion Decriminalization Bill

In a vote of 10 to 2, the D.C. Council tonight passed Bill 22-408, the Fare Evasion Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2018.
Oct 31, 2018

Civil Rights Groups File Brief in Support of Equal Pay Act Case Against VA Medical Center

The ACLU and 25 women’s rights organizations have filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging a federal appeals court to reconsider a legal ruling that makes it more difficult for women to fight unlawful sex-based pay disparities under the Equal Pay Act.
Issue Areas: Women's Rights/Gender Equity, Equal Protection and Discrimination, Government Employees' Rights
Oct 04, 2018

ACLU-DC Commends D.C. Council’s Judiciary Committee for Advancing Fare Evasion Decriminalization Bill

The ACLU of the District of Columbia applauds the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety of the D.C. Council for advancing Bill 22-408, the Fare Evasion Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2017, out of committee.
Sep 11, 2018

D.C. Attorney General Not Representing MPD Officer Sued by ACLU-DC in Anal Search Case

The Attorney General's office usually represents D.C. Police officers in lawsuits. The officer also denies most of what is portrayed in the video.
Aug 30, 2018

Elderly Deaf Woman Sues D.C. Housing Authority for Disability Discrimination

The ACLU-DC and the law firm of Arnold & Porter filed a lawsuit today against the D.C. Housing Authority for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the D.C. Human Rights Act on behalf of Evelyn Arthur, a 77-year-old deaf resident of Claridge Towers, a DCHA property.
Aug 22, 2018

Judge Sides with Federal Court Administrative Employees in Free Speech Lawsuit

Today a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction barring the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) from enforcing new rules that prohibits AOUSC employees from engaging in a broad range of political speech and activities.
Aug 09, 2018

Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Deportation of Asylum Seekers Challenging Administration Policies

A federal court judge has blocked the government's deportation of immigrants fleeing domestic violence and gang brutality.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights, Due Process/Procedural Rights
Aug 07, 2018

Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Attacks on Asylum Protections

The ACLU and Center for Gender & Refugee Studies filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration’s gutting of asylum protections for immigrants fleeing domestic violence and gang brutality.