October 15, 2021
For civil rights attorney Michelle Coles, her response to righting the past and present wrongs of racial injustice was to create a poignant coming-of-age story that highlighted true inequalities thrust upon African Americans since the abolition of slavery.
October 13, 2021
On October 7 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 21-12 authorizing the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) to inspect, compile, and analyze data and information from law enforcement records provided by the Metropolitan Police Department.
October 08, 2021
Stephen M. Feldman's latest book, Pack the Court! A Defense of Supreme Court Expansion, delivers on its titular promise in a text that examines the historical, analytical, and political arguments in favor of court packing.
October 08, 2021
In an October 8 opinion piece published in the Washington Post, the D.C. Bar and the D.C. Courts issued an urgent call to action for D.C. lawyers to commit more to pro bono service as the city and the courts prepare to confront the coming eviction crisis.
October 08, 2021
A bipartisan group of attorneys general gathered virtually and in person in Washington, D.C., on September 30 and October 1 for a national summit to address the rise of hate and hate-related violence in the country.
October 04, 2021
On September 30 the D.C. Bar welcomed state bar leaders from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania for the two-day 2021 Mid-Atlantic Bar Conference (MABC).
October 01, 2021
After retiring from the government in 2011, Julian Klazkin finally found time to revisit an interest in children’s books he’d put aside years ago. His first book, A Bug, a Slug, and a Ladybug, was published in 2020 and introduced readers to Ruth Bader Ladybug, who resolves playful conflicts.
September 24, 2021
The situation in Afghanistan is just one example of the violence persisting throughout the world that summons international humanitarian law, which focuses on limiting the effects of armed conflict on civilians, soldiers, relief workers, and others who are in or near hostilities.
September 23, 2021
During the D.C. Bar’s Supreme Court Review and Preview program on September 22, High Court practitioners took a look at the past year and considered the cases and issues likely to be addressed in the coming term.
September 17, 2021
Judge John A. Terry, who served on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for more than three decades, passed away on September 5 at age 88.
