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.
August 17, 2021
On August 17 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 21-08 authorizing the D.C. Fire & Emergency Medical Services Fire/Arson Investigation Unit to inspect juvenile case and law enforcement records.
August 11, 2021
After four years of service, Rebecca K. Troth is leaving her post as executive director of the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, wrapping up a tenure that saw the organization transform the lives of tens of thousands of District residents in need of pro bono legal services.
August 10, 2021
Now that the Summer Olympics are over, other athletes are gearing up for the Paralympic Games opening on August 24 in Tokyo. One of those competitors is Sidley Austin LLP associate Matthew Simpson, who will represent the United States in goalball.
August 10, 2021
The Superior Court of the District of Columbia recently completed its review of proposed amendments to the Superior Court Rules of the Probate Division.
