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Washington Lawyers’ Committee and Murphy Anderson Announce Lawsuit Against Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Centerline Construction Company, and Congratulations Construction for Alleged Wage Theft Construction Workers Scheme
The Washington Lawyers’ Committee Announces $900K Gift from MacKenzie Scott and Launches Campaign to Raise $1 Million
The Washington Lawyers’ Committee Announces the Appointment of Tanya Edelin as Chief Operating Officer
Statement of Joanne Lin, Executive Director of the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for the Civil Rights and Urban Affairs regarding the 50th Anniversary of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973
Charles H. v. District of Columbia
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
“You must find a way to get in the way and make good trouble.”
Rep. John Lewis, U.S. Representative and Civil Rights Leader

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