March 30, 2026
A D.C. federal judge cut hostile work environment and retaliation claims from an expansive suit accusing the District of Columbia police of subjecting Black, female officers to systemic race and gender bias, finding many of the officers failed to show that prejudice drove the mistreatment they allege.
September 23, 2021
A group of Black female cops lodged a sweeping federal lawsuit against Washington, D.C., claiming they and hundreds of their fellow female officers faced systemic race and sex discrimination on the job and had complaints swept under the rug.