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Fighting Trump’s D.C. Power Grab

Trump's decision to deploy the D.C. National Guard is baseless political exploitation.
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Building Safety Through Resources

Building Safety Through Resources

Research has demonstrated that places with higher rates of poverty experience more crime. To build communities that are safe and advance justice for all, D.C. must invest in reaching people with the resources they need when they need them.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AT SCHOOL IN D.C.

You don’t lose your rights just because you enter a school!
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Know Your Rights

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Nov 20, 2025

Transgender Federal Worker Sues Trump-Vance Administration Over Federal Bathroom Ban

A civilian employee of the Illinois National Guard filed a class action lawsuit in federal court

Nov 20, 2025

Civil rights and legal services community responds to the ruling over the unlawful deployment of the National Guard in D.C.

Today's ruling helps defend simple, foundational principles of our democracy: the military should not be deployed against civilians, and We the People can govern ourselves. The over 700,000 people who live in D.C. are just like people who live in any other state, and we deserve local control over the officials who patrol our streets.

Nov 19, 2025

ACLU-D.C. and ACLU-MD Statement on D.C. Agency Re-Opening A Condemned Juvenile Facility in Maryland

Reopening a previously condemned facility will exacerbate health and safety concerns for youth in custody.

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D.C. Statehood Immigrants' Rights Freedom of Speech and Association Criminal Justice Reform Police Practices and Police Misconduct View All Issues

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STAINNAK V. TRUMP – CHALLENGING PURGE OF DEI-ASSOCIATED FEDERAL WORKERS AS DISCRIMINATORY AND RETALIATORY FOR PERCEIVED POLITICAL BELIEFS

Federal employees filed a complaint against the Trump administration for targeting workers, especially people of color, women, and non-binary workers, for participating in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, violating their First Amendment rights.
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Today, years of hard-fought civil liberty protections are under threat.

To influence lawmakers, we need everyone to get involved. Here are 3 actions you can take today.

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CONGRESS: HANDS OFF D.C.

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