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A DC Mother Filed a New Lawsuit to Ensure Children with Disabilities are Accommodated in Afterschool Programming
Construction Workers Announce $800,000 Settlement of Wage Theft Lawsuit Against Multiple Construction Companies
The Washington Lawyers’ Committee Announces Two New Members to its Board of Directors
Tyler House Tenants File Lawsuit To Stop Illegal Suppression of Their Right to Organize
Appeals Court Rules D.C. Police Officers’ Prolonged Retention of Personal Property Violates the Fourth Amendment
Equal Rights Center and Uber Reach Agreement on Availability And Safety of Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles in D.C.
D.C. Civil Rights Group Settles Tenant Screening Discrimination Case Against Rental Property Management Company
Female Construction Workers File Lawsuit Challenging Sexual Harassment, Retaliation by Maryland Construction Company
WLC Board of Directors Approves New Strategic Plan
Virginia NAACP & Students Sue the Shenandoah County School Board
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