"The federal workforce executive order is a power-grab by Trump, expanding his authority to fire employees he perceives as insufficiently loyal. Federal workers should not be fired because they are more loyal to the U.S. Constitution than they are to the president."

There’s no excuse for the Bureau of Prisons to pretend not to understand Congress’s clear command that people who have earned the right to early release must be released. This law has been on the books for six years."

“While we are glad DYRS finally transferred our clients to their placements following last week’s court hearing, we need systemwide relief so that all children committed to DYRS promptly receive the rehabilitation to which they are entitled by law.”

Today, we brace ourselves for what is to come when President-elect Donald Trump and anti-D.C. members of Congress take office. We will not mince words: a second Trump Administration and an anti-D.C. Congress are a grave threat to our rights and self-governance in the District.

"District leaders need to rethink how stop-and-frisk practices impact community trust and public safety. It's time to adopt a policing approach that effectively serves all residents.”

“Instead of leaning into harmful and ineffective policing, the District should build a public safety system that protects us from bias, increases trust in government, and keeps all our communities safe.”

“This ruling moves us one step closer to bringing essential, life-saving emergency mental health care to D.C. communities."

“These cases show the importance of this principle, as they involve officers retaining property seized from people arrested (though not charged) after racial justice protests. The officers’ conduct not only constituted an abuse of power but also threatened to chill free expression.”