Join us April 29th for the Equal Rights Center's
"Fair Housing Beyond Borders in the DMV: Why a Regional Approach to Housing Equity Makes Sense" featuring Mirela Missova, Counsel, on our recent case on behalf of housing voucher holders.
Jonathan Smith was featured on
Merrick Garland consent decree decision by the Washington Post and by Pro Publica on the
case of Kawaski Trawick.
Our source of income discrimination case against Bozzuto was featured in
Street Sense with Mirela Missova, Counsel.
Daniel A. Katz, Senior Counsel, and other advocates spoke out against
DC wage theft and announced a new report on the issue.
Maggie Hart, Counsel, was featured in the American Council of the Blind’s ACB Advocacy Update
podcast on voting accessibility and the For the People Act.
On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital Podcast featured Jonathan Smith on his perspective of
the trial of Derek Chauvin.
Jonathan Smith was joined by Roy Austin, WLC Board Member and Facebook's VP of Civil Rights and General Counsel, and Patrice Sulton, DC Justice Labs, for the DC Bar's discussion of
“Racial Equity in the Criminal Law Context."
The Committee urged the Department of Justice to take actions to
safeguard the fundamental rights of people incarcerated within the BOP by providing them with representation and the right to vote.
Together with Murphy Anderson and the Public Justice Center, we settled our case alleging unpaid wages and employment discrimination against a construction company. Approximately 250 workers are eligible for payments under the terms of the settlement, which totals approximately $1,050,000 for the workers.
