ACLU-DC Blogs

Jan 5, 2022

D.C. can't afford for the nation to move on from the January 6th insurrection

Attacks on voting rights and on our democracy will happen again and again if we don't firmly address and solve the root issues. With statehood, we would have the necessary control to fully protect our...

By Monica Hopkins

Jan 6 Insurrection. Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com

Dec 20, 2021

D.C. homeless communities are being torn apart. The Council must stop “no camping zones.”

The D.C. Council must pass emergency legislation to stop further homeless encampment clearings and closings this winter

Washington DC - USA - January 17 2021: Homeless tents in Washington DC area.

Oct 19, 2021

How Samantha Davis and Black Swan Academy Protect D.C. Students

Fighting for justice in D.C. schools begins with the youth

Oct 19, 2021

A Jewel of a Volunteer: Larry Pearl

Defending fair housing and civil rights for 60 years and counting.

Oct 19, 2021

Honoring D.C. Champion Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton

Civil Rights Leader. Native Washingtonian. Advocate for D.C. Statehood.

Oct 1, 2021

Police Reform in D.C. Council Fall Session

The time is now for racial justice and police accountability in D.C.