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Equal Rights Center Alleges Discriminatory Housing Practices by D.C. Housing Provider, Files Legal Action to Ensure Equal Access
Court Grants Class Certification and Finds That D.C. Students with Disabilities Incarcerated in the BOP Can Continue Their Fight for Education
NLRB Judge: Bookstore Violated Workers’ Rights of Virginia Tech Students
Court rejects U.S. Bid to Dismiss Claims over Federal Officers’ 2020 Lafayette Square attack on Civil Rights Demonstrators
Lawsuit Filed to Stop Unconstitutional Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela
New Lawsuit Challenges Big Tech Firm Meta for Discrimination in Advertising Higher Education Opportunities
Equal Rights Center Files Accessible Design and Construction Complaints Against Properties in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore
Judge Awards Proud Boys Trademark to Metropolitan AME Church 
WLC and Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC File Lawsuit on Behalf of OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates Over Unconstitutional Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship
Federal Judge Denies Shenandoah County’s Efforts to Dismiss Litigation Challenging Reinstatement of Discriminatory Confederate School Names
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