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PRESS RELEASES
2006
December 13, 2006 District of Columbia Pays Columbia Heights Tenants $700,000 to Settle Fair Housing Lawsuit
July 14, 2006 Landmark Consent Decree Requires Provision
of Effective Communication for Deaf Patients and Companions at Laurel Regional Hospital
July 6, 2006 Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against PEPCO Subsidiary
April 27, 2006 Equal Rights Center Files Largest National Lawsuit in Initiative to Stop Discrimination Against People with Disabilities
April 24, 2006 Subway Restaurants Charged with Discriminating Against People with Disabilities
March 29, 2006 March Madness with an Educational Twist: 10 D.C. Schools to Compete in Geoplunge Tournament
March 20, 2006 Physicist Who Pressed for Diversity Settles Lawsuit Against the American Institute of Physics
January 4, 2006 District of Columbia Police and Nightclub Sued for Hate Crime Attack on Lebanese Arab Patron
2005  
November 9, 2005 Sheraton National Hotel Settles English Fluency Lawsuit
November 2, 2005 Washington Hospital Center Agrees to Landmark Settlement to Improve Access for Patients with Disabilities
November 2, 2005 Homeowners File Civil Rights Lawsuit in Racially Motivated Hunter's Brooke Arson
September 22, 2005 Third Nationwide Lawsuit Filed in Initiative to Stop Discrimination Against People with Disabilities
September 15, 2005 Initiative to Stop Discrimination Against People with Disabilities Gains Momentum with the Filing of New Lawsuit
September 8, 2005 More Area Landlords Charged with Housing Discrimination While Others Pledge to Stop Discrimination as Part of Critical Settlements
September 1, 2005 Washington Lawyers' Committee Files Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Jim Koons Automotive Companies
August 2, 2005 Northlake Foods, Inc. Settles Customer Lawsuits
June 22, 2005 RadioShack Agrees to Improve Access Nationwide
June 8, 2005 Historic Settlement in Nationwide Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Developer Archstone-Smith Trust
May 4, 2005 Landmark Settlement Requires Accessible Evacuation Procedures At All Marshalls Stores Nationwide
March 14 , 2005 Parents United for the D.C. Public Schools to Release Special Report on the State of the D.C. Public Schools 50 Years after Brown v. Board of Education
March 4 , 2005 Church Employee Awarded $1.35 Million
in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
January 31, 2005 Study Finds Discrimination Against Spanish-Speaking Latinos Seeking Access To Medical Benefits At D.C. Department Of Human Services
80% of Spanish-Language Testers Faced Major Hurdle at DHS
January 11, 2005 Washington Lawyers' Committee and Sutherland File Suit to Protect Deaf Patients' Rights
January 01 , 2005 Precedent-Setting Decision on Emergency Evacuations for People with Disabilities Issued in Maryland

[click here to download Opinion]
2004
December 28, 2005 Precedent-Setting Decision on Emergency Evacuations
For People with Disabilities Issued In Maryland
December 20, 2004 Nationwide Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against Developer Archstone-Smith
December 7, 2004 Baltimore City Police Department Sued for Race Discrimination
December 3, 2004 Disability Rights Group and Luxury Hotel Chain Reach Agreement on Disability Access
September 16, 2004 Latino Community Calls on D.C. Council to Reject Ineffective and Unfair Juvenile Justice Proposals
[click here for press release]

[click here to download report]

La Comunidad Latina Pide al Distrito de Columbia Que Rechace Injustas Y Poco Effectivas Propuestas de ley de Justicia Juvenil
[aprete aquí para leer el comunicado de prensa]

[aprete aquí para leer el informe]
June 7, 2004 Washington Lawyers' Committee to Honor NAACP, John Payton, Stuart Land at 36th Annual Branton Awards
May 18, 2004 DHS Refuses Asylum to Guinean Teen Despite Appeals from Numerous Organizations and Members of Congress
May 17, 2004 DC Parking Reciprocity For WWII Memorial Dedication
April 27, 2004 Columbia Heights Tenants Displaced by Gentrification Win Fair Housing Suit Against the District of Columbia
March 31, 2004 Lawsuit Seeks to Remedy District’s Inaccessible Parking Meters and Discriminatory Parking Policies Prior to The World War II Memorial Opening Ceremonies
March 25, 2004 Metro Sued for Providing Unlawfully Inadequate Transportation Service to People with Disabilities
2003  
December 22 , 2003 Wheelchair Users Sue Radioshack for Discrimination Against Mobility-Impaired Shoppers
November 25 , 2003 Wheelchair Users Sue Local Hospital Center for Denying Accessible and Equal Care
October 16, 2003

D.C. Resident Announces Settlement In Race Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against Local Taxicab Company
July 30, 2003 23 African American Patrons File Lawsuit Against Cracker Barrel Restaurants For Civil Rights Violations
July 16, 2003 Parents United for the D.C. Public Schools Releases Report: Leaving Children Behind: The Underfunding of D.C. Public Schools Building Repair and Capital Budget Needs
May 14, 2003 Deaf Employees File Class Action Lawsuit Against the United States Postal Service for Civil Rights Violations
April 16, 2003 Federal Court Decision Favors Zeke's House: City Law and Agency Actions Held to be Discriminatory
March 24, 2003 Family Dollar Stores Inc. And The Disability Rights Council Enter Agreement To Provide Greater Access For Persons With Disabilities At Family Dollar Stores
February 6, 2003 Parents United For The D.C. Public Schools To Release Civic Leader Study On D.C. School Funding
2002
November 14, 2002 Deaf Patient Denied Vision Services Wins Jury Verdict Against Optical Care Provider
October 31, 2002 Juvenile Asylum Seeker Abandoned for Eight Months in Immigration Detention and Assaulted by Prison Guards Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against INS Officials and Piedmont Regional Jail
August 15, 2002 Landmark Settlement of D.C. Voting Case
[to obtain additional material,
please contact
Paula_Jones@washlaw.org)
July 15, 2002 Parents United to Release Report on D.C. High School Athletic Programs and Creation of New Foundation to Provide Supplemental Funding
June 7, 2002 Washington Lawyers' Committee Announces Plaintiff's Jury Verdict in Porter v. U.S. AID
June 7, 2002 Washington Lawyers' Committee Hosts Third Annual Cooking for Kids Bake Sale and Taste-Off
June 4, 2002 Washington Lawyers' Committee Honors Former Attorneys General Reno and Thornburgh and D.C. Law Firms
April 25, 2002 Mount Pleasant Disturbances Anniversary Events
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