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Aug 15, 2017

Appeals Court Rules Hispanic Federal Employee Can Sue for Discriminatory Transfer Decision Under Federal Employment Law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ruled that the discriminatory denial of a request for a transfer can be a violation of federal employment discrimination law.
Issue Areas: Government Employees' Rights, Equal Protection and Discrimination
Aug 09, 2017

ACLU Sues DC Metro Over Rejection of First Amendment Ad

The suit asserts the Washington area transit system’s advertising restrictions as violations of the First Amendment.
Aug 04, 2017

Federal Lawsuit Filed over Diversity Visa Denials

The ACLU-DC, National ACLU, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, National Immigration Law Center, and the law firm Jenner & Block filed class-action lawsuit seeking to enjoin the State Department’s unlawful refusal to process visa applications.
Jul 10, 2017

ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Over Trump Election Commission Secrecy

The ACLU and the ACLU-DC filed a lawsuit today charging that President Trump's election commission is failing to comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which is designed to ensure public accountability of all advisory committees.
Jul 07, 2017

ACLU-DC Releases Public Education Memo for Inauguration Day Protesters

The memo points out that for some claims, claimants must notify the D.C. government six months after the date of the incident, making the notification deadline for some claims July 20.
Jun 29, 2017

Statement on Fair Elections Act of 2017

Today, ACLU-DC Policy Director Nassim Moshiree testified before the DC Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety on the “Fair Elections Act of 2017."
Jun 21, 2017

ACLU-DC Sues D.C. Police for False Arrests, Free Speech Violations, Police Abuse at Inauguration Day Protests

The lawsuit challenges excessive force, manual rectal probing, and denial of food, water, and toilets.
Apr 13, 2017

DC’s Highest Court to Hear Challenge to Police’s Warrantless Use of ‘Stingray’ Cell Phone Tracker

The highest local appeals court in Washington, D.C. — the District’s equivalent of a state supreme court — will hear oral argument in a challenge to police use of a cell phone tracking device to locate a suspect without first obtaining a warrant.
Mar 21, 2017

Statement on Fair Public Financing Bill

Statement by Monica Hopkins-Maxwell, Executive Director of the ACLU of the District of Columbia, in support of the bill.