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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 Amicus in Support of Upholding Student Debt Relief
Committee Joins FY24 Education Budget Recommendations Letter to Mayor Bowser
Committee Sends Joint Letter Opposing the DC Housing Authority Emergency Legislation and Amendments
Committee Joins Letter Urging Senate Leaders Schumer and McConnell to Confirm DC Court Nominees
Committee Urges DC Council to Oppose Mayor Bowser’s Proposed Legislation to Restructure the DC Housing Authority’s Board
Committee Joins Coalition Urging Congress to Condemn the Insular Cases
Committee Joins Amicus on LGBTQ Workers’ Rights
Committee Files Joint Amicus on Police Agencies Using High Fees to Thwart FOIA Requests
Committee Supports and Recommends Amendments to the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Bill
Committee Joins Coalition Urging Mayor Bowser to Continue Support of the School-Based Behavioral Health Program in the FY2024 Budget
“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