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Washington Lawyers’ Committee, Tzedek DC, and Weil Gotshal Bring Constitutional Challenge on Behalf of Workers Against DC’s Clean Hands Law

06.21.2023November 25, 2024

Lawyers’ Committees File Amicus Brief for Dismissal of Complaint Challenging Noncitizen Voting Rights in D.C.

06.16.2023

Washington Lawyers’ Committee Testimony from hearing on Reparations Foundation Fund and Task Force Establishment Act of 2023 

06.15.2023June 15, 2023

District of Columbia Sued Over DC Department of Corrections Lack of Medical Care

04.26.2023September 1, 2023

Joanne Lin Named Executive Director of Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs

04.3.2023April 25, 2023

D.C. Fails to Provide Special Education for Students Incarcerated in the Federal Bureau of Prisons

02.22.2023July 25, 2023

Federal Bureau of Prisons Relocates Individuals Imprisoned in the Special Management Unit and Reintegration Unit at USP Thomson

02.16.2023February 21, 2023

St. Elizabeths Settles Case with Patients Who Endured Life Threatening Conditions During Water Crisis and COVID-19

02.14.2023February 16, 2023

First Transit, the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, and Haynes Boone Announce First Transit’s Initiative to Expand Job Opportunities and Provide Second Chances

02.8.2023February 8, 2023

Virginia Tech Students Win Dismissal of Lawsuit Brought by Former Employer after Reporting Illegal Wage Theft

01.6.2023January 30, 2023

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