The people of D.C. have been denied full voting rights for more than 200 years. Watch this panel discussion with experts on the racist roots and impact of the ongoing…
A bill to admit the district as the 51st state passed the House with unanimous Democratic support in April, and a hearing before the Senate is slated for June 22. As the hearing approaches, opponents of statehood are reaching back into history to bolster their agenda — but their interpretation may be misguided.
The ACLU submitted this written statement in support of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (S. 51) to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for its June 22,…
The ACLU submitted this written statement in support of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51) to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform for its March 22 hearing on…
The legal and moral argument for D.C. statehood. By Adriel I. Cepeda Derieux , Senior Staff Attorney, Voting Rights Project at the ACLU, Published July 27, 2020 As the movement…
By Monica Hopkins, Executive Director, ACLU of the District of Columbia July 19, 2019 Five years ago, I left the state of Idaho to become a resident of…