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Cryptocurrency Expert Offers Background on Regulation of New Financial Offerings

To help attorneys advance their understanding of cryptocurrency and new financial offerings that are changing the investment world, the D.C. Bar recently hosted a CLE course by Eric L. Guthrie, director of training programs for the Government Blockchain Association and author of the award-winning book Blockchain or Die: Learn to Profit From Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains.

https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/cryptocurrency-expert-offers-background-on-regulat

Constitutional Scholar Jeffrey Rosen Contemplates the Future of the Supreme Court

Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitutional Center, spoke about the history and future of the U.S. Supreme Court at a November 16 event held by the Cleveland Park branch of the D.C. Public Library.

https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/constitutional-scholar-jeffrey-rosen-contemplates-

D.C. Bar Community Pays Tribute to Edgar S. Cahn, Visionary Behind Federal Civil Legal Aid Program

The D.C. Bar joins the legal community in mourning the loss of Edgar S. Cahn, a lifelong advocate for access to justice who was instrumental in the founding of what is now the largest federally funded civil legal aid program for low-income Americans.

https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/d-c-bar-community-pays-tribute-to-edgar-s-cahn,-vi

Ira C. Wolpert Reflects on 54 Years of Legal Practice

Following his retirement in 2015, Ira C. Wolpert began writing a book to record some of the most memorable occurrences in his long career as an attorney. You Can’t Make This Up! presents a collection of these vignettes, each of which serves as a wry illustration of the victories, defeats, and unexpected twists attorneys encounter in the course of practice.

https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/publications/d-c-bar-blog/ira-c-wolpert-reflects-on-54-years-of-legal-practi

Breaking Barriers for Voters With Disabilities

During the November 2020 U.S. elections, expanded voting by mail, consolidated polling places, persistent privacy concerns, and poll worker shortages impacted all voters, but especially people with disabilities who were already facing barriers to voting.

https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/publications/d-c-bar-blog/breaking-barriers-for-voters-with-disabilities