September 24, 2021
The situation in Afghanistan is just one example of the violence persisting throughout the world that summons international humanitarian law, which focuses on limiting the effects of armed conflict on civilians, soldiers, relief workers, and others who are in or near hostilities.
September 23, 2021
During the D.C. Bar’s Supreme Court Review and Preview program on September 22, High Court practitioners took a look at the past year and considered the cases and issues likely to be addressed in the coming term.
September 17, 2021
Judge John A. Terry, who served on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for more than three decades, passed away on September 5 at age 88.
September 16, 2021
Businesses have faced incredible challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing some to a difficult juncture in which they must seriously consider reorganization or liquidation.
September 07, 2021
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.
September 02, 2021
On September 1 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 21-11 authorizing the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) to inspect, compile, and analyze data regarding programming provided by the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.
September 02, 2021
The Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 21-10 on September 1, authorizing Ayuda employees who are not members of the District of Columbia Bar to provide pro bono and low bono legal services in the court’s Family Court, Domestic Violence Division, and Small Claims and Conciliation Branch within the Civil Division.
September 01, 2021
The Washington Foreign Law Society hosted in late August an online forum on the U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling in Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe, consolidated with Cargill, Inc. v. Doe, which held that the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) does not support claims against U.S. corporations based on allegations of child slavery in foreign lands.
August 24, 2021
The Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 21-09 on August 23, extending for 90 days the rules emergency declared on May 26, 2021.
August 19, 2021
The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure is inviting comments on the qualifications and fitness of Judge Phyllis Thompson, who is seeking recommendation for an initial appointment as a senior judge on the D.C. Court of Appeals upon her retirement in September.
