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Comments, staff testimony and briefs filed solely or jointly by the Washington Lawyers’ Committee, all furthering our commitment to build a more equitable society in which the legacy of discrimination has been overcome.
Equal Justice Works Fellow Brook Hill Submits Testimony to DC Council Strongly Opposing the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2018
The Committee and The C4DC Advocate with DC Councilmembers for More Equity in DC Public Schools
The Committee Urges DC Council to Oppose the TOPA Single-Family Home Exemption Amendment Act of 2018
The Committee Submits Letter to HUD Opposing Their Effective Suspension of Implementation of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule
Read the Testimony of Equal Justice Works Fellow Marques Banks Urging the Council of the District of Columbia Committee on the Judiciary to Reject the “Drug-Related Nuisance Abatement Amendment Act of 2017”
The Committee Files Amicus Briefs in the Supreme Court Challenging Trump’s Discriminatory Travel Ban
Skadden Fellow Tiffany Yang Calls on the DC Council to Vote NO on Homeless Services Reform Amendment Act of 2017
Skadden Fellow Tiffany Yang Submits Testimony to the DC Council Committee on Health Urging Changes to the Proposed “Removing Barriers to Occupational Licenses Amendment Act of 2017”
The Committee Files Amicus Brief in the Supreme Court Challenging Trump’s Discriminatory Travel Ban
The Committee Stands with Immigrant Communities and Opposes the Termination of DACA
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