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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.
Committee Testifies on DOES Role in Implementing the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights
Committee Testifies on DC School Conditions at the DC Department of General Services Performance Oversight Hearing
Committee Testifies in Support of Maryland Senate Bill on Pattern and Practice Authority for Civil Rights Violations
Committee Joins 90 Organizations Urging Mayor Bowser, Secretary Haaland, and Councilmember Henderson to Stop the Eviction at McPherson Square
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Committee Joins Amicus in Support of Upholding Student Debt Relief
Committee Joins FY24 Education Budget Recommendations Letter to Mayor Bowser
Committee Sends Joint Letter Opposing the DC Housing Authority Emergency Legislation and Amendments
Committee Joins Letter Urging Senate Leaders Schumer and McConnell to Confirm DC Court Nominees
Committee Urges DC Council to Oppose Mayor Bowser’s Proposed Legislation to Restructure the DC Housing Authority’s Board
Committee Joins Coalition Urging Congress to Condemn the Insular Cases
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Dominic Moulden, ONE DC

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