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D.C. Courts Receive $605K Grant to Support Eviction Diversion Initiatives
On June 1 the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) announced that it has selected the D.C. Courts as one of the beneficiaries of a $10 million grant it received from Wells Fargo Foundation to improve housing stability across the country.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/d-c-courts-receive-$605k-grant-to-support-eviction
From Starting a Hive to Going Into Dark Social, Practice 360° Looks at Ways to Build Community
On September 14 the D.C. Bar Practice Management Advisory Service held its annual Practice 360°, a daylong program addressing a wide array of issues that impact solo and small firm practitioners.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/from-starting-a-hive-to-going-into-dark-social,-pr
D.C. Bar Panel Discusses Impact of Sweeping Overhaul of District’s Criminal Code
It’s been more than 121 years since Washington, D.C., had a criminal code imposed on it by Congress. The city and the nation have evolved a lot since then, but the District’s criminal code has not. That is about to change.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/d-c-bar-panel-discusses-impact-of-sweeping-overhau
Supreme Court Review Takes Deep Dive Into Top Employment Cases of the Past Term
With a 6–3 conservative majority, the U.S. Supreme Court issued several landmark rulings during its 2021–22 term, including on hot-button issues relating to guns, abortion, and religion. On December 13, employment law expert Robert B. Fitzpatrick led a D.C. Bar virtual program summarizing some of the Court’s key holdings in cases dealing with employment law and arbitration.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/supreme-court-review-takes-deep-dive-into-top-empl
D.C. Legal Community Comes Out in Force to Support Access to Justice Initiative
Legal services providers, advocates, and other community members rallied in support of Washington D.C.’s Access to Justice Initiative at a D.C. Council Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety hearing April 13, urging the District’s legislative body to preserve funding at fiscal year 2023 levels.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/d-c-legal-community-comes-out-in-force-to-support-
Remembering Former D.C. Bar President George Jones
Family and friends of the late George Washington Jones Jr. will gather at Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home on May 13 to celebrate his life and legacy as a lawyer, advocate, and family man. Jones was a valuable member of the D.C. Bar with a long history of service, including as general counsel, member of its Legal Ethics Committee, member of the Board of Governors, and, finally, president of the Bar.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/remembering-former-d-c-bar-president-george-jones
Former D.C. Superior Court Judge Sylvia Bacon, Once Highest-Ranking Woman U.S. Attorney, Passes Away
Retired D.C. Superior Court Judge Sylvia Adelaide Bacon, who served more than two decades on the bench and was once the highest-ranking woman in any U.S. Attorney’s Office, died on April 29 at age 91.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/former-d-c-superior-court-judge-sylvia-bacon,-once
D.C. Legal Community Comes Out in Force to Support Access to Justice Initiative
Legal services providers, advocates, and other community members rallied in support of Washington D.C.’s Access to Justice Initiative at a D.C. Council Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety hearing April 13, urging the District’s legislative body to preserve funding at fiscal year 2023 levels.
https://www.dcbar.org/pro-bono/news/d-c-legal-community-comes-out-in-force-to-support-
Pro Bono Center Screens Imagining the Indian, a Revealing Look at Native Americans’ Depiction in Spo
Many sports mascots, logos, and team names continue to employ racist caricatures and slurs associated with Native Americans, despite longstanding campaigns for their elimination. On November 15 the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center hosted a screening of the film Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting, which charts efforts to end the misappropriation of Native culture in sports.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/pro-bono-center-screens-imagining-the-indian,-a-re
D.C. Affairs Community Honors Congresswoman Norton at Holiday Reception
On December 4, the D.C. Bar District of Columbia Affairs Community held its holiday reception honoring the District’s elected leadership and recognizing the extraordinary work of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/d-c-affairs-community-honors-congresswoman-norton-
Practice 360° Offers Management Strategies for the Pandemic and Beyond
The D.C. Bar’s annual Practice 360° conference on September 18 offered a wide array of sessions to help attendees improve the success and profitability of their legal practices.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/practice-360°-offers-management-strategies-for-the
Author Spotlight: Lewis Grossman Traces America’s Stance on Medical Freedoms
Lewis A. Grossman, professor of law and affiliate professor of history at American University, offers perspective on the pandemic-related mask and vaccine mandates by tracing the persistent but evolving concept of medical freedom in the United States in his recently released book, Choose Your Medicine: Freedom of Therapeutic Choice in America.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/author-spotlight-lewis-grossman-traces-america’s-s
