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Civil Rights Groups Sue Trump, Barr for Tear-Gassing Protesters Outside White House

Protesters allege Trump, Barr, Esper, and other officials unlawfully conspired to violate their constitutional rights.

June 4, 2020

ACLU-DC Statement on Curfew and Deployment of D.C. National Guard

The nation's capital is one of the most important places for protest to take place right now. To impose a curfew is tone deaf and exactly the wrong approach.

May 31, 2020

Court Issues Preliminary Injunction to Protect St. Elizabeths Patients from Dangers of Covid-19

A federal court has found that there is “an imminent risk to [patients’] health and well-being, and the consequences of contracting the virus are irreparable.”

May 26, 2020

After ACLU-DC Flags First Amendment Problems With Student Online-Speech Rules, D.C. Public Schools Modifies Technology Policy

The ACLU-DC identified several constitutional deficiencies in its policy governing students' online speech.

May 12, 2020

ACLU-DC Files Friend-of-the-Court Briefs Challenging Federal Government’s Moving Felony Gun Charges to Federal Court

The briefs assert the U.S. Attorney for D.C. acted unlawfully in deciding last year to begin charging all felon-in-possession gun cases in federal court rather than D.C. Superior Court.

April 28, 2020

Federal Court Orders Immediate Changes for St. Elizabeths Patients Exposed to COVID-19

A federal court ordered the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health to isolate patients at St. Elizabeths Hospital who have been exposed to the coronavirus.

April 25, 2020