National Lawyers Guild supports fight of D.C. disabled to defend rights

WASHINGTON—The Disability Rights Committee of the National Lawyers Guild has passed resolution opposing Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed City Council bill B22-0154. The legislation would abolish the 1978 “Mentally Retarded Citizens Constitutional Rights and Dignity Act.” In 1978, the disabled of D.C. forced the Constitutional Rights Act upon the city as a result of … Continue reading National Lawyers Guild supports fight of D.C. disabled to defend rights