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    Washington DC Court Awards Proud Boys Trademark to Metropolitan AME Church
    Landmark Birthright Citizenship Lawsuit Filed
    The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Announces Two New Members to its Board of Directors
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    WLC Board of Directors Approves New Strategic Plan
    Virginia NAACP & Students Sue the Shenandoah County School Board
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    In Memoriam: Lewis S. Wiener — Disability Justice Litigator, Branton Honoree, Board Chair of Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
    “You must find a way to get in the way and make good trouble.”
    Rep. John Lewis, U.S. Representative and Civil Rights Leader

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