65 years with the ACLU of D.C.
Criminal Justice
1961 - 2026
2014
1975
2018
1999
Lively v. Fulwood
2003
2005
2002
2017
“You should not have been arrested or detained.”
1978
65 years with the ACLU of D.C.
1961 - 2026
20XX
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20XX
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Police standards act
2003
After ACLU-NCA published a report on D.C. police’s mishandling of demonstrations, the District Council enacted the Police Standards Act of 2004, the nation’s most impactful legislation restricting police conduct during mass demonstrations.
#Itsnotfare
2018
The D.C. Council passed legislation supported by the American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia (ACLU-DC) to decriminalize fare evasion and other minor offenses on public transit.
Lively v. Fulwood
1975
The National Capital American Civil Liberties Union (NC ACLU) filed a lawsuit, Lively v. Fulwood, challenging the practice of detaining people who had been arrested for extended periods before being brought before a judge or magistrate. After three years of litigation, the court issued an interim order requiring the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to bring arrested persons to court within four hours of arrest. Eleven years later, the MPD adopted the interim order as policy.
wILSON V. LAYNE
1999
In the case Wilson v. Layne brought by ACLU-NCA, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland, and the national ACLU, the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the Fourth Amendment does not allow police to bring members of the press into a private home uninvited, even when serving a warrant. “Law enforcement officials can no longer have any doubt that their conduct must be guided by the Bill of Rights and not by the demands of infotainment,” said Arthur Spitzer, former Legal Director of the ACLU-NCA. (Source)
cannabis reform
2014
The District Council passed legislation to remove criminal penalties from the possession of marijuana in amounts of one ounce or less, legislation that was supported by ACLU-NCA. Severe racial disparities in arrests in the District for marijuana possession had been revealed by The War on Marijuana in Black and White, a report released by the ACLU the previous June.
20xx
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Did you know that Genially allows you to share your creation directly, without the need for downloads? Ready for your audience to visualize it on any device and share it inany place.Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.
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20xx
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challenging the District’s practice of strip searching
1978
Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area (ACLU-NCA), law student Katherine Broderick joined a lawsuit challenging the District’s practice of strip searching everyone who entered the D.C. jail. Broderick, who had been arrested for unpaid parking tickets and was strip searched at both police headquarters and the detention center, won the lawsuit and reversed the policy.
SUPPORTING PROTESTORS
2002
ACLU-NCA challenged the false arrests of seven people at a World Bank demonstration in Pershing Park in September 2002. The District agreed to pay $425,000 to the plaintiffs and expunge their records. D.C. Police Chief Charles Ramsey also issued an apology: “You should not have been arrested or detained.”
Disorderly conduct
2005
In November 2005, D.C. police arrested Lindsay Huthnance for disorderly conduct after she wondered aloud how a group of police officers were fighting crime by being in a 7-Eleven at midnight. Represented by ACLU-NCA, Huthnance challenged the arrest and won at trial, where the jury found that the arrest was unconstitutional and awarded her damages. The case led the District Council to narrow the definition of disorderly conduct, resulting in a dramatic drop in arrests for “contempt of cop.”
police over reach
2017
M. B. Cottingham, a 40-year-old District resident, was subjected to an unconstitutional and exceedingly invasive body search by MPD officer Sean Lojacono. Under the terms of the settlement, the District of Columbia paid Cottingham a monetary settlement to dismiss the case.
Over policing
2020
ACLU-DC published a report analyzing five months of data on traffic and pedestrian stops conducted by the MPD. The report’s conclusions supported previous assertions that the MPD’s stop practices unfairly overpolice the Black community.
2014
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65 years with the ACLU of D.C.
Criminal Justice
1961 - 2026
2014
1975
2018
1999
Lively v. Fulwood
2003
2005
2002
2017
“You should not have been arrested or detained.”
1978
65 years with the ACLU of D.C.
1961 - 2026
20XX
19XX
20XX
Write a subtitle here
You can add interactivity to your timeline
The important thing is that everything fits the theme
Icons are always good allies
Write a subtitle here
19XX
20XX
And leave youraudience speechless
Also animations to make it fun
Police standards act
2003
After ACLU-NCA published a report on D.C. police’s mishandling of demonstrations, the District Council enacted the Police Standards Act of 2004, the nation’s most impactful legislation restricting police conduct during mass demonstrations.
#Itsnotfare
2018
The D.C. Council passed legislation supported by the American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia (ACLU-DC) to decriminalize fare evasion and other minor offenses on public transit.
Lively v. Fulwood
1975
The National Capital American Civil Liberties Union (NC ACLU) filed a lawsuit, Lively v. Fulwood, challenging the practice of detaining people who had been arrested for extended periods before being brought before a judge or magistrate. After three years of litigation, the court issued an interim order requiring the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to bring arrested persons to court within four hours of arrest. Eleven years later, the MPD adopted the interim order as policy.
wILSON V. LAYNE
1999
In the case Wilson v. Layne brought by ACLU-NCA, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland, and the national ACLU, the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the Fourth Amendment does not allow police to bring members of the press into a private home uninvited, even when serving a warrant. “Law enforcement officials can no longer have any doubt that their conduct must be guided by the Bill of Rights and not by the demands of infotainment,” said Arthur Spitzer, former Legal Director of the ACLU-NCA. (Source)
cannabis reform
2014
The District Council passed legislation to remove criminal penalties from the possession of marijuana in amounts of one ounce or less, legislation that was supported by ACLU-NCA. Severe racial disparities in arrests in the District for marijuana possession had been revealed by The War on Marijuana in Black and White, a report released by the ACLU the previous June.
20xx
When giving a presentation, there are two objectives to pursue: convey information and avoid yawns. To achieve this, it can be good practice to create an outline and use words that will be etched in the minds of your audience.
20xx
Did you know that Genially allows you to share your creation directly, without the need for downloads? Ready for your audience to view it on any device and share it anywhere.
WRITE A TITLE HERE
20xx
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience speechless. You can also highlight a phrase or specific fact that will be etched in your audience's memory and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!
Here you can put a highlighted title
When giving a presentation, you should pursue two objectives: to convey information and to avoid yawns. To achieve this, it may be good practice to create an outline and use words that will stick in your audience's mind.
20xx
Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we absorb comes to us through sight, and we retain 42% more information when thecontent moves.
20xx
What you read: interactivity and animation can turn even the dullest content into something fun. At Genially, we use AI (Awesome Interactivity) in all our designs, so you can level up with interactivity and turn your content into something that adds value and engages.
WRITE A TITLE HERE
20xx
Did you know that Genially allows you to share your creation directly, without the need for downloads? Ready for your audience to visualize it on any device and share it inany place.Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.
Here you can put a highlighted title
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience in awe. You can also highlight a specific phrase or fact that will be etched in your audience's memory, and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!
WRITE A TITLE HERE
20xx
Did you know that Genially allows you to share your creation directly, without the need for downloads? Ready for your audience to view it on any device and share it anywhere.
challenging the District’s practice of strip searching
1978
Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area (ACLU-NCA), law student Katherine Broderick joined a lawsuit challenging the District’s practice of strip searching everyone who entered the D.C. jail. Broderick, who had been arrested for unpaid parking tickets and was strip searched at both police headquarters and the detention center, won the lawsuit and reversed the policy.
SUPPORTING PROTESTORS
2002
ACLU-NCA challenged the false arrests of seven people at a World Bank demonstration in Pershing Park in September 2002. The District agreed to pay $425,000 to the plaintiffs and expunge their records. D.C. Police Chief Charles Ramsey also issued an apology: “You should not have been arrested or detained.”
Disorderly conduct
2005
In November 2005, D.C. police arrested Lindsay Huthnance for disorderly conduct after she wondered aloud how a group of police officers were fighting crime by being in a 7-Eleven at midnight. Represented by ACLU-NCA, Huthnance challenged the arrest and won at trial, where the jury found that the arrest was unconstitutional and awarded her damages. The case led the District Council to narrow the definition of disorderly conduct, resulting in a dramatic drop in arrests for “contempt of cop.”
police over reach
2017
M. B. Cottingham, a 40-year-old District resident, was subjected to an unconstitutional and exceedingly invasive body search by MPD officer Sean Lojacono. Under the terms of the settlement, the District of Columbia paid Cottingham a monetary settlement to dismiss the case.
Over policing
2020
ACLU-DC published a report analyzing five months of data on traffic and pedestrian stops conducted by the MPD. The report’s conclusions supported previous assertions that the MPD’s stop practices unfairly overpolice the Black community.