Catherine Cone, Supervising Housing Counsel, was quoted on the need to accommodate families in the
redevelopment of Barry Farm by Fox5.
Jack Powers spent nearly 33 years in prison. Most of the 2 decades he spent in solitary confinement were at ADX, where he was one of our clients fighting inhumane conditions.
Watch the incredible New York Times documentary showing his first day out.
Together with the Collateral Consequences Resource Center and 24 other organizations, we submitted comments on the Small Business Administration's proposed rule using a
"good character" test for veteran small business owners.
Naomi Rodriguez, Georgetown Women’s Law & Public Policy Fellow, testified in support of two DC
reproductive rights bills - the Human Rights Sanctuary Act and the Enhancing Reproductive Health Protections Act.
On July 20
th, the Fourth Circuit reversed a decision to abstain from a lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s foster-care system. In late 2021, we filed a joint
amicus showing the initial decision would close doors to vulnerable people hoping to vindicate their rights.
Sarah Bessell, Counsel, testified in support of the
Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in DC.
The Committee’s advocacy and outreach to ensure
DC prisoners can access their right to vote.
Police are “making tremendous leaps in order to justify the surveillance of Black and brown residents.” – Carlos Andino, Equal Justice Works Fellow, in
The Intercept
“[T]hey want to demonize the victim here. They want to make people not care about him, and paint him to be this really bad guy who was harming the community.” – Jonathan Smith, Executive Director, in the
Washington City Paper
