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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 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
Supporting Access to DC Council Hearings While Incarcerated
We Support HUD’s Rule Reflecting the Needs of People Who Are Incarcerated and With Arrest and Conviction Records
Kristin McGough, Counsel, Urges Rejection of Mayor Bowser’s Proposal to Defund the Criminal Code Reform Commission
Committee Testifies in Support of DC Access to Justice Funding
Committee Joins Amicus Challenging West Virginia’s Anti-Trans Sports Ban
Committee Sends Coalition Letter Urging BOP to Re-Open Public Comment on an Inmate Financial Responsibility Program Amendment
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Dominic Moulden, ONE DC