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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 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
Committee Urges DC Council to Invest in School Safety for Students of Color
Victory Changing Standards for Veteran Small Business Owners with Arrest & Conviction Records
Committee Joins Coalition Comment Opposing the BOP’s Inmate Financial Responsibility Program
Committee Testifies on Mismanagement in DC Housing Authority at Oversight Hearing
Committee Testifies on DOES Role in Implementing the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights
Committee Testifies on DC School Conditions at the DC Department of General Services Performance Oversight Hearing
Committee Testifies in Support of Maryland Senate Bill on Pattern and Practice Authority for Civil Rights Violations
Committee Joins 90 Organizations Urging Mayor Bowser, Secretary Haaland, and Councilmember Henderson to Stop the Eviction at McPherson Square
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“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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