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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.
Issue Areas: Criminal Justice Reform, Police Practices and Police Misconduct, Freedom of Speech and Association
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.
Issue Areas: Freedom of Speech and Association, Privacy
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.
Issue Areas: Due Process/Procedural Rights, Freedom of Speech and Association