Our policy and political advocacy work is just one of the ways we advance civil liberties and civil rights in the District. We engage in the legislative process by testifying on bills before the D.C. Council, working in coalition with community partners and impacted communities, and conducting research to further our understanding of the issues most impacting D.C. residents.
We aim to support bills and initiatives that strengthen District residents’ Constitutional rights and civil liberties, and defeat bills that threaten them. Please use the tools and resources below to engage in our advocacy efforts!
Background: CHIPPA provides critical protection against the misuse, without knowledge or consent, of our personal health data collected by entities that are not covered by the federal...
Our Position: When District residents experience a mental health crisis and 911 is called, too frequently the response comes from MPD and not mental health professionals. We call for an...
Background: ACLU-D.C. understands that school safety is a complex and multilayered issue. We also acknowledge and share the concerns many stakeholders have expressed about safety in D.C....
Background: Improving oversight starts with fully funding the Corrections Oversight Improvement Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022, passing and funding legislation that would end solitary...
Background: Across the country, taxpayers continue to bear the price of police misconduct, which has cost city governments billions of dollars over the course of the last decade. In many...