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Oct 28, 2019
Oct 28, 2019
Trump Administration Drops Unconstitutional Anti-Protest Proposal
The ACLU and ACLU-DC had led a months-long campaign against the unconstitutional proposal.
Issue Areas:
Freedom of Speech and Association
Sep 27, 2019
Sep 27, 2019
Federal Court Rules ACLU-DC Lawsuit on Behalf of Inauguration Day Protestors May Proceed
The core of the ACLU-DC's case will proceed, including at least one claim about each of the types of misconduct our clients experienced that day: mass arrest, excessive force, injurious handcuffing, denial of detainees’ basic needs, and an intrusive search.
Issue Areas:
Freedom of Speech and Association
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.
Nov 16, 2017
Nov 16, 2017
ACLU-DC Files Motion to Reconsider in Facebook Warrant Challenge
The ACLU-DC has asked the D.C. Superior Court to reconsider two parts of its November 9 order regarding the personal Facebook accounts of D.C. activists Legba Carrefour and Lacy MacAuley.
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.
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