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Washington Lawyers’ Committee Shines Light on Pressing Issues in Policing, Housing & Education
The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs (WLC) recently held a panel discussion at the offices of Arnold & Porter LLP to discuss its Racial Justice Agenda for 2024.
D.C. Bar Names UDC’s John Brittain as 2024 Thurgood Marshall Award Winner
The D.C. Bar has named University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC Law) professor John Brittain as the recipient of its 2024 Thurgood Marshall Award for his lifelong commitment to advancing civil rights, including litigating important cases across the United States on race equity in public schools and higher education and mentoring generations of civil rights advocates.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/d-c-bar-names-udc’s-john-brittain-as-2024-thurgood
WLC Panel Explores Implications of Wilkinson v. Garland in Removal Cases
Fresh off her recent victory in the U.S. Supreme Court, Goodwin Procter LLP partner Jaime Santos talked about the impact of Wilkinson v. Garland on cancellation of removal applications at a March 27 panel hosted by the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs (WLC).
D.C. Bar Remembers Trailblazing Judge Ricardo M. Urbina
The D.C. Bar pays tribute to former judge Ricardo Manuel Urbina, who blazed paths in the legal community as the first Latino judge on D.C. Superior Court as well as on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Urbina passed away in June at age 78 of Parkinson’s disease.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/d-c-bar-remembers-trailblazing-judge-ricardo-m-urb
A Call to Action on 70th Anniversary of Brown
Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, the National Archives and Records Administration and the National Park Service teamed up to host the Civil Rights Conference at the end of June.
Clark Hiddleston Analyzes AI’s Potential to Transform Governance
Given the proliferation of artificial intelligence, it was only a matter of time before scholars considered the intersection of politics and technology. In A Political Paradigm of Rapid Change: A Description and Prescription for the Future, Clark A. Hiddleston describes an emerging social context in which political power comes from the democratization of knowledge and being the first to develop and exploit new technology.
UDC Symposium Celebrates Access to Justice Commission’s 20th Anniversary
Past and present leaders of the District of Columbia Access to Justice Commission gathered on March 21 for a symposium convened by the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) David A. Clarke School of Law’s law review celebrating the 20th anniversary of the commission’s establishment by the D.C. Court of Appeals.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/udc-symposium-celebrates-access-to-justice-commiss
Civil and Human Rights Advocate Nkechi Taifa Is 2025 Brennan Award Winner
The D.C. Bar has named Nkechi Taifa, founder, principal, and CEO of The Taifa Group, LLC, as the recipient of its 2025 William J. Brennan Jr. Award for her significant contributions to improving access to justice. Taifa will be honored at the Bar’s annual Celebration of Leadership on June 26.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/civil-and-human-rights-advocate-nkechi-taifa-is-20
AI and the Courts: Conference Highlights Dangers of New Tech
Discussions at the 2025 Judicial & Bar Conference on April 25 reflected on the impact of technological changes on the legal profession, but several panelists also drew attention to the potential harm of artificial intelligence on the orderly administration of justice.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/ai-and-the-courts-conference-highlights-dangers-of
D.C. Bar Communities Announce 2025 Lawyer of the Year Awardees
The D.C. Bar Communities are recognizing 10 D.C. Bar members for leadership in their respective practice areas, excellence in their professional and personal lives, and dedication to the mission of the D.C. Bar and its Communities.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/d-c-bar-communities-announce-2025-lawyer-of-the-ye
Diane Seltzer Wins as D.C. Bar President-Elect
Diane A. Seltzer, principal of the Seltzer Law Firm, has been elected president-elect of the D.C. Bar for the 2025–2026 term.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/diane-seltzer-wins-as-d-c-bar-president-elect
Ask the Ethics Experts
'Ask the Ethics Experts' was a periodically occurring column of the Legal Ethics Program in Washington Lawyer, the official magazine of the D.C. Bar. It appeared from September 2016 to December 2019.
https://www.dcbar.org/for-lawyers/legal-ethics/ask-the-ethics-experts