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Comments, staff testimony and briefs filed solely or jointly by the Washington Lawyers’ Committee, all furthering our commitment to build a more equitable society in which the legacy of discrimination has been overcome.
Committee Joins Civil Rights Groups Urging Biden to Condemn the Racist Insular Cases
Committee Joins Disability Rights Amicus in Supreme Court Case Emphasizing Importance of Testers to ADA Enforcement
Thrive 25 Coalition Supports Changes to Emergency Legislation to Strike Pretrial Detention Provisions
Thrive 25 Coalition Urges DC Council to Oppose Prioritizing Public Safety Emergency Amendment Act of 2023
Committee Testifies on DC’s Reparations Foundation Fund and Task Force Establishment Act of 2023
Committee Submits Joint Comments on Tenant Background Screening
Committee Welcomes Fourth Circuit Decision Affirming Race-Neutral Admission Policies that Build More Diverse, Equitable, & Inclusive Schools
Tell Biden: Keep DC’s Police Reform Law
Take Action: Help End Practices that Unfairly Restrict Access to Housing by May 30
Vote No on H.J. Res. 42 and Preserve DC Autonomy and Police Reform
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Dominic Moulden, ONE DC