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C&P Representing Black Lives Matter Protester Wrongfully Arrested by D.C. Police

A recent story in DC-area news source WTOP quotes partner Greg Lipper in connection with a story about 41 individuals arrested in Adams Morgan for charges ranging from felony rioting to assaulting a police officer. The D.C. Superior Court appointed Mr. Lipper to represent the only person among those 41 protesters that the government elected to press charges against. That individual has been charged with misdemeanor assaulting a police officer.

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Greg Lipper Quoted in Vox.com on Monday's Supreme Court Decision on Funding of Religious Schools

Our partner Greg Lipper is quoted in Vox.com’s explainer on Monday’s Supreme Court decision in a major church-state-separation case, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. In the 5–4 decision, the Court held that under the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause, Montana may not exclude religious entities from a tax-credit program that funds scholarships to private secondary schools. Greg, who filed an amicus brief on behalf of several major disability-rights organizations, explained how the decision will inevitably lead to more discrimination against and segregation of children with disabilities.

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