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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.
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jan 03, 2018
Jan 03, 2018
ACLU-DC Names 27 D.C. Police Officers and Adds 10-Year-Old Boy as Plaintiff in Inauguration Day Lawsuit
The amended complaint names 27 D.C. police officer defendants and adds two plaintiffs: a 10-year-old boy from North Carolina and his mother, who were peacefully demonstrating when he was knocked down and they were both exposed to pepper spray by D.C. officers.
Dec 21, 2017
Dec 21, 2017
ACLU-DC Applauds Jury Verdict in Inauguration Day Protestor Criminal Trials
A jury has found all six defendants in the criminal trials against Inauguration Day protestors in D.C. Superior Court not guilty on all counts.
Dec 19, 2017
Dec 19, 2017
After Obstruction by the Trump Administration, Path Cleared for Jane Roe and Jane Poe to Receive Abortions
The government's effort to prevent the two young women from obtaining abortions collapses as appeals are dismissed.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Dec 18, 2017
Dec 18, 2017
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Stop Blocking Abortion for Two Immigrant Women
A federal judge today granted the American Civil Liberties Union’s request for a temporary restraining order to prevent the Trump administration from blocking two more young immigrant women from obtaining abortions.
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