Lawsuit accuses DC property management company of discriminating against potential tenants
Two Northwest D.C. apartment complexes discriminated against potential residents, according to a lawsuit filed in D.C. Superior Court.
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Two Northwest D.C. apartment complexes discriminated against potential residents, according to a lawsuit filed in D.C. Superior Court.
According to the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, three Virginia Tech students’ lawyers filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from BookHolders LLC after the students
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“The county knew of these disparities. The county was getting regular reports from its own consultant about the fact that the promotional system was holding back officers of color, and decided to do nothing about it,” said Joanna Wasik, the attorney who is representing the officers. Although Prince George’s County is a predominant Black and Hispanic community, the police department’s leadership is majority white. Sixty-one percent of its lieutenants and 81% of its captains are white. “I can’t have the impact if it’s only one or two of us,” said Joe Perez, the president of the ...