Applaud the Ruling Halting Trump’s Takeover of D.C. Police

In a major victory for democracy and the rule of law, a federal judge has effectively halted Donald Trump’s unprecedented attempt to take over the D.C. Police Department.

Judge Ana Reyes ruled that the Trump administration’s directive to replace the city’s police chief with a federal official likely violated federal law and the Home Rule Act of 1973 — a law that guarantees D.C. residents the right to elect their own leaders and govern their own police force. Her decision stopped a brazen power grab that would have placed the nation’s capital’s police directly under Trump’s personal control.

This ruling reaffirms a vital principle: local communities must retain authority over their own public safety, free from presidential overreach and political manipulation. It is also a powerful stand for judicial independence and against the dangerous erosion of checks and balances.

Add your name to celebrate this critical victory for democracy, the Constitution, and the people of Washington, D.C.!