The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations.

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 r...

The U.S. Marshals Service says the guard members and federal agents are there to deter crime. Families say their presence is ineffective and unsettling for students.

A retired Army major general speaks out against the ongoing deployment of the National Guard in the District of Columbia.

D.C. statehood would grant full and equal rights to over 700,000 residents currently denied representation. Tell Congress to take action now.

In New Motions, Legal Groups Urge Court to Protect Birthright Citizenship Despite Latest Executive Order

Regardless of your sexual orientation or gender identity, you have guaranteed rights under the U.S. Constitution and D.C. law.

The National Guard presence has dipped from a summertime high of more than 5,100 brought to the capital for July 4 celebrations.

WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of the District of Columbia (ACLU of D.C.) today filed an amicus brief in support of CNN,...

The White House is the people’s house, not the president’s private golf club.

In New Motions, Legal Groups Urge Court to Protect Birthright Citizenship Despite Latest Executive Order

This is the official YouTube Channel for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. For more information regarding the Court's oral arguments, please visit our web site.

Accountability NOW is a group of volunteers who have been holding a permitted, 24/7 anti-Trump vigil on National Park Service (NPS) land in Washington, D.C., for months. After they erected signs sayin...

Your rights do NOT change when you cross the DMV (D.C., Maryland, and Virgina)

The ACLU is fighting to protect the right to vote for every eligible American -- and we need your help to do it and spread the word. The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy and one of the most valuable ways we can hold our leaders accountable ...

For more than a year, ACLU-D.C. has been fighting back against the unprecedented deployment of National Guard troops in our neighborhoods and the threats it poses to civil rights, civil liberties, and...

MPD is currently investigating two cases of potential misuse of Flock technology within the department.

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Your rights do NOT change when you cross the DMV (D.C., Maryland, and Virgina)

There's growing concern about automatic license plate readers, and there are ways to balance public safety and surveillance.

President Donald Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatens that more such prohibitions of media outlets could follow.

Accountability NOW USA protests the president 24/7 in Washington, D.C. And a court affirmed its right to publicly express its message criticizing the president.

For more than a year, ACLU-D.C. has been fighting back against the unprecedented deployment of National Guard troops in our neighborhoods and the threats it poses to civil rights, civil liberties, and...

D.C. statehood would grant full and equal rights to over 700,000 residents currently denied representation. Tell Congress to take action now.