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D.C. Civil Rights Powerhouse Sues Northwest D.C. Apartment Complexes for Tenant Screening Discrimination
Open letter re: Considerations on Legislative Fixes to DC’s Violence Crisis to the DC Council
Targeted, Labeled, Criminalized: Early Findings on the District of Columbia’s Gang Database
Washington Lawyers’ Committee and Murphy Anderson Announce Lawsuit Against Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Centerline Construction Company, and Congratulations Construction for Alleged Wage Theft Construction Workers Scheme
The Washington Lawyers’ Committee Announces $900K Gift from MacKenzie Scott and Launches Campaign to Raise $1 Million
The Washington Lawyers’ Committee Announces the Appointment of Tanya Edelin as Chief Operating Officer
Statement of Joanne Lin, Executive Director of the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for the Civil Rights and Urban Affairs regarding the 50th Anniversary of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973
Charles H. v. District of Columbia
Students Deprived of Education During Pandemic Reach Landmark Settlement with District to Receive Special Education & Related Services at DC Jail
Washington Lawyers’ Committee Statement Regarding the DC Police’s Pattern and Practice of Seizing People’s Property and Keeping It for Years
“The Washington Lawyers’ Committee is one of our best partners. The first time they came over, they listened to us. They understand that knowledge exists in lots of different places and didn’t act like lawyers know more than the citizens. With their help, we’re going to keep hundreds and thousands of people in this city.”
Dominic Moulden, ONE DC

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