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ACLU-DC Comment on Judiciary Committee Budget Vote

The Judiciary Committee also took some steps to undo unwarranted increases to MPD’s budget, but it’s far from enough.

June 25, 2020

ACLU-DC Comment on WMATA Board Vote to Create Metro Transit Oversight Board

The vote is a first step, but much more is needed to restore trust in Metro Transit Police.

June 23, 2020

Federal Judge Orders Sweeping Reforms to D.C. Jail Conditions During COVID-19

Today’s order mandates that DOC provide prisoners with medical care within 24 hours, enforce CDC policies on social distancing, provide prisoners with necessary materials to clean their cells and instruction on how to use them, ensure access to confidential legal calls, and more.

June 18, 2020

ACLU Analysis of D.C. Stop-and-Frisk Data Reveals Ineffective Policing, Troubling Racial Disparities

The report finds highly ineffective police stop practices that are potentially violating the constitutional rights of Black people in the District every day.

June 16, 2020

Bureau of Prisons Officials Added As Defendants to Lawsuit Against Trump, Barr for Tear-Gassing of White House Protesters

Today’s amended complaint also seeks class status to represent the hundreds of individuals who were affected by the administration’s unlawful use of force against protestors, and adds Lia Poteet, a protester, as a plaintiff.

June 9, 2020

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