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2023 Equal Rights Decision Digest Now Available Online

The 2023 Equal Rights Decision Digest is available to view, download, or print and includes updated case law and new search features to ease navigation. This edition includes decisions through January 2023 with recent cases linked to case decisions for greater detail and may be searched by word, phrase, or number. Content is bookmarked for easy searchability and fully accessible with screen reader and Google Translate.

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