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Superior Court of the District of Columbia

October 25, 2021

Superior Court Issues Order Regarding Access to Landlord Tenant Records

On October 25 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 21-13 granting the D.C. Department of Human Services (DHS) access to court data from landlord tenant cases, including sealed records, to analyze the correlation between evictions and shelter stays.

Author Spotlight: Lewis Grossman Traces America’s Stance on Medical Freedoms

October 22, 2021

Author Spotlight: Lewis Grossman Traces America’s Stance on Medical Freedoms

By Jeremy Conrad

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.

D.C. Superior Court

October 13, 2021

Superior Court Issues Order Regarding Access to Juvenile Police Records

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.

Eviction notice posted on a door

October 08, 2021

D.C. Bar, Courts Call on Lawyers to Redouble Pro Bono Efforts

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.

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