Virtual Panel: Civil Rights & Liberties Affecting Asian Pacific Americans
During AAPI Heritage Month, join us for a virtual panel on the civil rights and liberties affecting Asian Pacific Americans. On May 22, WLC executive director Joanne Lin will be facilitating a discussion with Shoba Wadhia, Joanna Derman, and Amandeep Sidhu.
For more details and to register, click here.
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Covington & Burling Team - Disability Justice Case
WLC honors the large pro bono team at Covington & Burling that represented Philip Ashley, a blind GSA employee who was denied promotions due to inaccessible software. This hotly contested case resulted in years of litigation before resulting in a settlement that compensates Mr. Ashley and funds his professional development.
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SCOTUS Workers' Rights Decision, Muldrow v. City of St. Louis. In a victory for workers, the Court unanimously held that an employee challenging a job transfer under Title VII must show that the transfer caused some harm with respect to a term, condition, or privilege of employment, but that harm does not need to be significant. Listen as Hannah Mullen (Associate Counsel at the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights) and Brian Wolfman (Director of the Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic at Georgetown Law) break down the latest victory for workers’ rights in the Supreme Court.
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Lewis S. Wiener, a disability justice champion and former WLC board member and co-chair, died on April 29, 2024. In 2023 Lew was honored with the Wiley A. Branton Award – the highest achievement award bestowed by WLC. As a partner at Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, Lew litigated several civil rights pro bono matters with WLC, particularly on behalf of persons with disabilities. Lew also helped to steer WLC into a new chapter of advancing racial justice and achieving human rights impact in Washington, DC, and nationwide. All of us at WLC – staff and board – share our deepest condolences with Alisa and Zach and the large extended Wiener family – many of whom joined us to celebrate Lew at the 2023 Branton pro bono awards luncheon. Read our tribute to Lew Wiener here.
The Wiener family has requested that memorial contributions be made to WLC — to continue Lew’s long-lasting commitment to disability justice and civil rights.
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Ryan Downer ✉ Legal Director
Joanne Lin ✉ Executive Director
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The Washington Lawyers’ Committee works to create legal, economic and social equity through litigation, client and public education and public policy advocacy.
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