The Supreme Court of the United States has rejected a request from the Trump Administration and the Federal Bureau of Prisons to allow prison officials to withhold gender-affirming health care from ...
When the government obtains someone’s property, it must return those items when its interest in them expires, even if it initially took control of the items lawfully. This means that if the government ...
ICE has unlawfully failed to return people’s property, leading to job loss, significant financial costs, and risk of ...
WASHINGTON – A federal court ruled last week that the federal agencies responsible for parole and supervised release in Washington, D.C. violated federal disability law by systematically failing to ...
Voting is one of our most fundamental rights, and the D.C. general election is on November 3, 2026. However you plan to vote, make civil rights and liberties a priority when you cast your ballot this ...
Donald Trump sure has a problem with being criticized. That’s not breaking news. And he’s not the first president to have his feathers ruffled by public pushback to his policies or behavior. However ...
WASHINGTON – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of D.C., and the National Press Photographers Association filed an amicus brief in support of a Minnesota photojournalist’s ...
Anna King is a retired U.S. Army captain and an Iraq War veteran, receiving a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for her service. On May 8, 2026, she was at her home when three National Guard members ...
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia (ACLU-D.C.) and law firm Levy Firestone Muse today filed a legal claim on behalf of Anna King, a combat veteran and Purple ...
Alicia Yass, serves as the Policy Advocacy Director. Before coming to the ACLU-DC, Alicia was Chief Counsel for the Democrats on the House of Representatives, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus ...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today passed H.R.9720, the D.C. Taxing Authority Review Act, which would block D.C.’s elected officials ...
WASHINGTON – Late last night a federal district court in the District of Columbia issued a ruling that the National Park Service cannot interfere with an ongoing protest critical of Donald Trump. The ...