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ACLU of the District of Columbia

Website:

www.acludc.org
Location:

WASHINGTON, DC
Tax ID:

52-0749684
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2017):

Revenue: $625,385
Expenses: $367,271
Assets: $1,846,933
Formation:

1967
President:

Monica Hopkins20

References

  1. A Form 990: The American Civil Liberties Union Fund of The National Capital Area Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990), 2017, Form 990, Page 1, Section, Name and Address of Principal Officer, Monica Hopkins.
President's Salary:

$163,69421

References

  1. A Form 990: The American Civil Liberties Union Fund of The National Capital Area, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990), 2017, Form 990, Page 7, Section D, Reportable Compensation from the organization, $137,814 and $25,880 from Section F, Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations.

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Formed in 1967 as a state-level-equivalent affiliate of the social-liberal group American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia (ACLU-DC) provides legal aid in cases dealing with the 1st Amendment, race, sex, and other beliefs. In the past two decades, ACLU-DC has filed lawsuits against the D.C. Council, D.C. police, D.C. Department of Corrections, and other entities over alleged misconduct, mistreatment, discrimination, lack of access, and ability to procure necessary services.

ACLU-DC conducts advocacy on a number of policy issues affecting the District of Columbia, typically from a left-progressive perspective.

Marijuana Advocacy

In May of 2019, ACLU-DC opposed a restriction on the use of medical marijuana by DC Government employees. ACLU-DC, argued that DC law stipulated that employers must accommodate individuals in the city with disabilities and their use of medical marijuana. The D.C. government directed city employees to find alternative treatments for the medical condition without the use of medical marijuana. The city also informed its employees that the use of medical marijuana is not covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act because cannabis is listed as a controlled substance by the federal government. 0){ let parent=divs[divs.length-1].parentNode; let footer=divs[divs.length-1]; delete divs[divs.length-1]; for (let i=2; i