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Jan 31, 2017
Jan 27, 2017
Nov 03, 2016
Nov 03, 2016
ACLU Demands DC Lift Ban Against Public-Housing Activist
Empower DC’s Schyla Pondexter-Moore, critic of DC housing policy, was banned from all Housing Authority meetings for 60 days; ACLU charges First Amendment violation.
Sep 21, 2016
Sep 21, 2016
DC Joins Nationwide Community Control Over Police Surveillance Effort
The American Civil Liberties Union and local officials in DC announced today that they are launching efforts to bring greater transparency to the acquisition and use of local police surveillance technologies.
May 09, 2016
May 09, 2016
ACLU Releases Report on DCPS's “Empowering Males of Color” Initiative
Report finds no justification for single-sex educational programs.
May 09, 2016
Jan 20, 2016
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