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ACLU-DC Calls on Mayor Bowser to Relocate St. Elizabeths Patients During Ongoing Water Crisis

The bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease was found in the hospital's water supply on September 26. The facility continues to admit patients.

October 8, 2019

ACLU-DC Sues D.C. for Disability Discrimination Against Medical Marijuana Patient

The lawsuit charges the D.C. Department of Public Works with discriminating against an employee who lawfully uses medical marijuana outside of work hours to treat chronic back pain.

October 4, 2019

After MPD Overhauls Data Collection Practices, ACLU-DC Agrees to Dismiss NEAR Act Case

The ACLU-DC and District government have agreed to dismiss the case brought against District officials for noncompliance of the data collection provision of the NEAR Act.

October 2, 2019

Federal Court Blocks Trump Fast-Track Deportation Policy

A federal court has blocked a Trump administration policy that sought to massively expand fast-track deportations without a fair legal process such as a court hearing or access to an attorney.

September 28, 2019

Federal Court Rules ACLU-DC Lawsuit on Behalf of Inauguration Day Protestors May Proceed

The core of the ACLU-DC's case will proceed, including at least one claim about each of the types of misconduct our clients experienced that day: mass arrest, excessive force, injurious handcuffing, denial of detainees’ basic needs, and an intrusive search.

September 27, 2019

ACLU Statement on Metro Transit Police Officer’s Use of Taser on Bystander

The ACLU affiliates of the Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia call on the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority to open an independent audit of Metropolitan Transit Police Department policies and practices.

July 2, 2019