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Media featuring the Washington Lawyers’ Committee staff and work.
Laurel Police Officer to Pay $125,000 in Civil Rights Lawsuit
- The Baltimore Sun
Sessions doesn’t want to investigate police. Here’s why we need to.
- Washington Post
DC Ethiopian Woman Alleges Housing Discrimination at Building Near U Street Corridor
- Washington CityPaper
Baltimore County Must Pay Former Worker $780,000 for Violating Disability Law, Jury Decides
- The Baltimore Sun
PILOTONLINE.COM: At Fluvanna Correctional Center For Women, horror story after horror story in medical care
Washington Post: Six possible solutions to the affordable housing crisis
FCC Proposes Changes to Lower Pay-Phone Rates for Prisoners – Los Angeles Times
Inhumane Visitation Policy at DC Jail – The InTowner
In-Person Visits Fade as Jails Set Up Video Units for Inmates and Families
- New York Times
“Dr. King said, ‘the moral arc of the universe bends toward justice.’ But only when people pull it toward justice. The Washington Lawyers’ Committee is doing the pulling, and our city and the nation are better for it.”
Eric Holder, former Attorney General of the United States