House Republicans Subpoena Legal Aid Union President Over Gaza Resolution Controversy

Published on May 15, 2024

House Republicans issued a subpoena on May 14 for the president of an association of legal aid attorneys following concerns that the group had retaliated against members who did not support a resolution on a ceasefire in Gaza. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) issued the subpoena for Lisa Ohta, president of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys/UAW Local 2325, compelling her to testify in a deposition on May 29. The subpoena follows the group’s alleged continued obstruction of the committee’s investigation into the union’s controversial resolution on Gaza. The investigation focuses on the union’s adoption of the “Resolution Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza, an End to the Israeli Occupation of Palestine, and Support for Workers’ Political Speech.”...

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