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Jul 01, 2025

ACLU-D.C. Responds to D.C. Council Votes on Public Safety and Protest Legislation

Every District resident deserves safety and security. But several bills passed by the D.C. Council today rely on failed methods to address crime and ultimately do not keep us safe from abuse of power. 

Jun 12, 2025

ACLU-D.C. Statement on Donald Trump’s Military Parade and Its Impact on the District

Days before Donald Trump’s military parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., the American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia released a statement criticizing the parade as excessive and unnecessary.

Jun 10, 2025

Groups Take Legal Action to Halt Trump Fast-Track Deportation Policy

Action comes as ICE stakes out immigration courthouses and targets people at their scheduled appointments.

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STAINNAK V. TRUMP – CHALLENGING PURGE OF DEI-ASSOCIATED FEDERAL WORKERS AS DISCRIMINATORY AND RETALIATORY FOR PERCEIVED POLITICAL BELIEFS

Federal employees filed a complaint against the Trump administration for targeting workers, especially people of color, women, and non-binary workers, for participating in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, violating their First Amendment rights.