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OUR BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP SUIT CONTINUES
AAJC, WLC, and OCA Condemn SCOTUS Decision to Limit Courts’ Ability to Address Administration’s Unlawful Executive Orders, Including Attacks to Birthright Citizenship
Class Action Lawsuit Filed in D.C. to Ensure Equity and Safety for Blind Pedestrians
DYRS Faces New Lawsuit Over Brutal Staff-on-Youth Assault at Youth Detention Facility
CASA Sues Trump Administration to Safeguard Afghans and Cameroonians Fleeing Violence
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
“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

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