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Students Deprived of Education During Pandemic Reach Landmark Settlement with District to Receive Special Education & Related Services at DC Jail
Washington Lawyers’ Committee Statement Regarding the DC Police’s Pattern and Practice of Seizing People’s Property and Keeping It for Years
Langdon Tenants File New Lawsuit over Dangerous and Unlawful Conditions at the Franklin
Washington Lawyers’ Committee Welcomes New Leadership Team
Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs Statement Regarding the Senate Judiciary Committee Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons
Federal Bureau of Prisons Fails to Hold Officials Accountable for Torture, New Report Says
Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs Statement Regarding the US Supreme Court Decision on Race-Conscious Admissions
Washington Lawyers’ Committee, Tzedek DC, and Weil Gotshal Bring Constitutional Challenge on Behalf of Workers Against DC’s Clean Hands Law
Lawyers’ Committees File Amicus Brief for Dismissal of Complaint Challenging Noncitizen Voting Rights in D.C.
Washington Lawyers’ Committee Testimony from hearing on Reparations Foundation Fund and Task Force Establishment Act of 2023 
“You must find a way to get in the way and make good trouble.”
Rep. John Lewis, U.S. Representative and Civil Rights Leader