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Hands and Heart

December 22, 2021

D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center Programs Closed December 24 – January 2

The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center will be closed from December 24, 2021 – January 2, 2022. As such, the Landlord Tenant Legal Assistance Network (LTLAN), Family Law Assistance Network (FLAN), Consumer Law Resource Center, and Advocacy & Justice Clinic will all be closed for intake during this time.

Call for Nominations

December 20, 2021

Bar Seeks Nominees for 2022 Rosenberg, Marshall Awards

The D.C. Bar is calling for nominations for its 2022 Beatrice Rosenberg Award for Excellence in Government Service and its 2022 Thurgood Marshall Award for excellence, commitment, and dedication in the areas of civil rights, civil liberties, and the public interest.

D.C. Superior Court

December 10, 2021

Superior Court Issues Order Regarding Access to Juvenile Records

On December 10 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 21-17 authorizing Claire Blumenson, executive director and co-founder of the School Justice Project, to inspect, compile, and analyze juvenile case records.

D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine

December 09, 2021

Racine Testifies at Senate Hearing on Anticompetitive Policies

By Jeremy Conrad

D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine was among those who testified on December 7 before the Senate Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth in a hearing entitled “Promoting Competition, Growth, and Privacy Protection in the Technology Sector.”

Alan Page

November 30, 2021

Alan Page Combines Love of Hip-Hop, Research Skills in Wu-Tang Book

By John Murph

In recognition of Hip Hop History Month, the D.C. Bar spoke with Alan Page, author of Enter the Wu-Tang: How Nine Men Changed Hip-Hop Forever. Although the book was published in 2014, it makes for a timely rediscovery, considering how interest in the influential Wu-Tang Clan has been resurging.

D.C. Superior Court

November 23, 2021

Superior Court Updates Criminal Justice Act Panel

On November 23 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 21-16 , regarding extension of and additions to its Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel of attorneys.

Bar Member’s Play Highlights Impact of Climate Change on Native Americans

November 19, 2021

Bar Member’s Play Highlights Impact of Climate Change on Native Americans

By John Murph

On November 12, in recognition of National Native American Heritage Month, the American Bar Association (ABA) presented Fairly Traceable, a virtual stage reading of a “romantic dramedy” created by award-winning Cherokee playwright Mary Kathryn Nagle. Nagle is a D.C. Bar member and partner at Pipestem & Nagle, P.C.

D.C. Superior Court

November 19, 2021

Superior Court Extends Rules Emergency Through February

Finding that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present extraordinary circumstances relating to public health and safety that substantially impair its ability to perform certain functions, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 21-15 on November 19.

Akeem Earle

November 19, 2021

D.C. Bar Announces 2022 Writer in Residence

By Susannah Buell

The D.C. Bar has selected University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC) student Akeem Earle as its 2022 Writer in Residence.

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