Resources Congressional Testimony Explainer Videos FAQs Op-Eds and Blogs Panel Discussion Videos Toolkits All Resources Op-Eds and Blogs D.C. Statehood is Constitutional. Robert Kennedy Never Said Otherwise. 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. Congressional Testimony ACLU WRITTEN STATEMENT FOR S.51 FOR 6.21.2021 HEARING “Examining D.C. Statehood” 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,… Congressional Testimony ACLU WRITTEN STATEMENT FOR 3.22.2021 HEARING ON “H.R. 51: MAKING D.C. THE 51ST STATE” 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… Op-Eds and Blogs D.C. Statehood is a Racial Justice Issue 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… Op-Eds and Blogs Washington, D.C. Residents Deserve the Full Benefits of Citizenship 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… Previous Page1 Page2 Page3 Next