ACLU CALLS ON THE DC COUNCIL TO OUTLAW CHOKEHOLDS AND EXPAND THE OFFICE OF...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A recent report by the Office of Police Complaints (OPC) uncovered alarming inconsistencies with the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) current policies regarding the use of...
View Article2015 ACLU of the Nation’s Capital Annual Membership Meeting
Attendees will receive an update on the work of the ACLU of the Nation’s Capital and a discussion on the use of police body cameras in the District of Columbia. The event will include light...
View Article[ACLU Comments] USPC-2015-01, Paroling, Recommitting, and Supervising Federal...
Dear Acting Chair Smoot,The ACLU of the Nation’s Capital, on behalf of its more than 3,000 members in the District of Columbia, is pleased to submit the following comments regarding the U.S. Parole...
View ArticleACLU-DC Files Amicus Brief in John Doe No. 1 v. Burke
September 1— The ACLU of the Nation's Capital today filed an amicus brief in the D.C. Court of Appeals in an important case involving the D.C. Anti-SLAPP Act.A "SLAPP" is a "Strategic Lawsuit Against...
View ArticleVictory: District Violated Deaf Prisoner's Rights, Federal Court Rules
In 2012, William Pierce, a profoundly Deaf man, spent 51 days incarcerated in the D.C. Correctional Treatment Facility. In a victory for Deaf rights, U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson released...
View ArticleU.S. Army Discharges Conscientious Objector
We represent U.S. Army Specialist Robert Weilbacher, an Army Medic who came to understand that he was a conscientious objector and whose application for discharge was granted by the Department of the...
View Article2015 Bill of Rights Awards Dinner
Please join us for our 2015 Bill of Rights Awards Dinner featuring a keynote adresss from Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA). read more
View ArticleMake Your Voice Heard! Testify at the DC Council's Public Hearing on Body...
Make your voice heard! The DC Council will be holding a public hearing on the Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) Body Camera Program (BWC) at the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue,...
View ArticleWhat Happens When Prisoners Become Dollar Signs?
Join us as we watch “Prisons for Profit,” a short documentary chronicling the first 18 months in the life of the nation's first state prison sold to a for-profit corporation. Afterwards, we will hold a...
View ArticleACLU-DC Testimony - Public Hearing: Beyond 100 Homicides
The ACLU of the Nation’s Capital (ACLU-NCA) welcomes the opportunity to present testimony to the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety for this roundtable aimed at addressing the recent rise in...
View ArticleFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT MAYOR BOWSER’S PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL...
In response to the recent rise in crime in the District of Columbia, Mayor Muriel Bowser (“Mayor”) proposed B21-0357, the Public Safety and Criminal Code Revisions Amendment Act of 2015. The Mayor’s...
View ArticleACLU-NCA Photo Gallery
Did you know? The ACLU-NCA has an online photo gallery! You may view photos from past events, panel discussions, and other notable activities. read more
View ArticleACLU-DC Testimony on the Protecting Students Digital Privacy Act of 2016
Thank you for the opportunity to present testimony on Bill 21-578, the “Protecting Students Digital Privacy Act of 2016.” My name is Melanie Bates and I am the Director of Policy and Communications at...
View ArticleLEAVING GIRLS BEHIND: An Analysis of Washington D.C.’s “Empowering Males of...
Press Release For: Monday, May 9, 2016, at 2:00 PMACLU RELEASES REPORT ON DCPS’s “EMPOWERING MALES OF COLOR INITIATIVE”Report finds no justification for single-sex educational programs – DCPS chooses...
View ArticleACTION ALERT: Ban the Box Rally!
Join us at the White House on Thursday, July 30, 2015, at 11:00 AM to tell President Barack Obama to Ban the Box on federal jobs! You may view details here: http://ow.ly/Q3ukK Please RSVP to...
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