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Absurd Attack by U.S. Attorney's Office Demonstrates What's Wrong with Current Disorderly Conduct Law (and the Office?)

ACLU Letter Rebuts US Attorney's Claims to D.C. Council
Protecting D.C. Residents Against Illegal Harassment and Arrest

MPD-Funded Study Promotes Comprehensive Approach to Stopping Gangs, Violence

'Responding to Gang, Crew and Youth Violence in D.C.: A Blueprint for Action'
New Blueprint Builds on Past Successful Anti-Gang Program That Fenty Ended; Injunctions Not Mentioned

VICTORY! Over Fenty-Evans-Graham 'Anti-Gang Injunction' Approach Likely Creating More Gang Crime

D.C. Council Sticks With Coalition, Experts Opposing Fenty Anti-Gang Injunction as Ineffective and Anti-Freedom
ACLU-NCA Testified Against Another Political 'Quick-Fix' That Makes Things Worse

'Eyewitness' Testimony Source of Misidentification, DNA Evidence Shows

MPD Resists Reforming Eyewitness ID Procedures, Increasing Wrongful Convictions
ACLU-NCA Seeks Support for Best Practices Approach

Another Fenty Spy Proposal

ACLU-NCA Attacks New Scheme to Network Surveillance Cameras
Another Step Towards Replacing London as Spy Camera Capital of the World

Challenging the Fenty Approach to Public Safety

ACLU-NCA Says Fenty Administration Anti-Crime Initiatives Trample Rights and Fail to Prevent Crime
Ignoring Best Practices, Using PR Gimmicks, Repeating Past Mistakes

Making It Possible to Sue MPD Officers Accused of Misconduct

ACLU-NCA Attacks MPD for Violating New Law on Service of Process for Police Officers
Game-Playing Harms Victims of Police Misconduct

ACLU-NCA Backs D.C. Appointment of D.C. Judges

Mendelson Bill Would Have Local Judges Appointed Locally
Judicial Nominating Commission Would Continue to Play Role

Urging Criminal Code Exclusion for 'De Minimis' Actions

ACLU-NCA Asks Judiciary Committee Chair to Introduce Legislation
Cites Support by D.C. Court of Appeals, Model Penal Code, Other States

ACLU-NCA Urges Passage of D.C. Medical Marijuana Law

Notes Bill is Carefully Crafted to Apply Only To Medical Use
Also Urges Medical Treatment Option Instead of Criminal Sanctions for Personal Use

ACLU Opposes New Effort to Criminalize Mere Loitering

So-Called 'School Safe Passage' Bill Would Give Police More Opportunity To Harrass
Bill Would Also Not Solve Problem It Identifies