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Media featuring the Washington Lawyers’ Committee staff and work.
U.S. Marshals Act like Local Police with More Violence and Less Accountability
- The Marshall Project
DC Task Force Maps Out Major Criminal Justice Overhaul
- The Crime Report
Handling of Capitol Riot Defendants Raises Questions Over Racial Disparity
- NBC4 Washington
Major Criminal Justice Overhaul Proposed By DC Task Force
- Patch
Judge Says Expert Report Detailing Alleged Racist Police Behavior Should Be Released to the Public
- The Washington Post
Counsels for AU, Student who was Forcibly Removed from Apartment Motion for Protective Order
- The Eagle
Education Advocates: Mayor Must Address the Digital Divide in Upcoming Budget Proposal
- DC Line
Jonathan Smith, Fighting for Compassion and Redemption
- Washington Lawyer
Baltimore Filmmakers Document Racism Under the ‘Mayberry’ Façade of Pocomoke City
- Baltimore Sun
“No One Took Us Seriously”: Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers for Years
- Pro Publica
“Dr. King said, ‘the moral arc of the universe bends toward justice.’ But only when people pull it toward justice. The Washington Lawyers’ Committee is doing the pulling, and our city and the nation are better for it.”
Eric Holder, former Attorney General of the United States

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