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20 Apr 2022, 12:28 pm by Rick Hasen
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has cleared a path for a lawsuit brought by Campaign Legal Center (CLC) to challenge the failure of the Federal Election… Continue reading [read post]
13 Nov 2007, 7:00 am
In a recent criminal case decided by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the court ordered a new trial for a mother convicted of first-degree felony murder of her child. [read post]
22 Oct 2010, 8:42 am by CORREY E STEPHENSON
With the announcements that several national banks are halting home foreclosures and 50 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia have launched an investigation into falsified signatures and other paperwork improprieties, the mortgage industry can officially be declared a mess. [read post]
27 Apr 2023, 7:12 am by Legal Profession Prof
A relatively new development in District of Columbia reciprocal disbarment cases is a Court of Appeals provision requiring that the sanctioned attorney be reinstated in the original disciplining jurisdiction in order to be eligible for D.C. reinstatement. [read post]
9 Aug 2022, 12:35 pm by Legal Profession Prof
Orders have been entered in the Jeffrey Clark District of Columbia disciplinary prosecution. [read post]
12 Jan 2015, 12:38 pm by Evidence ProfBlogger
Approximately 21 states and the District of Columbia have mandatory arrest policies in cases where there... [read post]
10 Jun 2022, 3:35 pm by Legal Profession Prof
Scooped by the National Law Journal with the news that the District of Columbia Disciplinary Counsel has charged Rudolph Giuliani with filing frivolous litigation and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice for his role in the Pennsylvania election litigation.... [read post]
28 Sep 2021, 12:07 pm by Legal Profession Prof
A recent criminal conviction drew a recommendation for summary disbarment as a crime of moral turpitude from the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility. [read post]
23 Sep 2014, 5:42 pm by Associated Press
A reluctant District of Columbia Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allow people to carry concealed handguns in the nation’s capital for the first time in nearly 40 years. [read post]
5 Mar 2009, 7:39 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals adopted the recommendation of its Board on Professional Responsibility to impose disbarment in a reciprocal discipline matter. [read post]
24 Apr 2024, 10:00 pm
Associate Kandis Gibson authored an article for World IP Review about her recent tenure as president of the Women’s Bar Association (WBA) of the District of Columbia for the publication’s Diversity-themed April issue. [read post]
7 Mar 2024, 7:42 am by Legal Profession Prof
The level of intent in a matter of proven misappropriation drives the sanction analysis, as demonstrated once again in an opinion of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals A majority of the hearing committee concluded Mr. [read post]
11 Jul 2024, 6:49 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals held that an appointed guardian was entitled to compensation for work on an appeal Appellant Tamara McDowell Christian was appointed to represent Sally Glass in a proceeding before the Superior Court, Probate Division,... [read post]
15 Aug 2024, 7:11 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has accepted a proposed public censure for a misrepresentation in obtaining a restraining order for a client In this disciplinary matter, the Hearing Committee recommends approval of an amended petition for negotiated attorney... [read post]
4 Oct 2021, 8:29 am by Legal Profession Prof
One of the most significant disciplinary cases in the past 20 years (i.e. since I left the Office of Disciplinary [then Bar] Counsel) will be heard this Wednesday at 2pm in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals Wednesday, October... [read post]
17 Feb 2011, 10:56 am by Mike Scarcella
The company that makes the Zig-Zag brand of tobacco rolling papers wants a federal judge to stop the District of Columbia from enforcing a new law that effectively bans the sale of cigar wrappers. [read post]
13 Sep 2022, 4:00 am by Legal Profession Prof
Clark has filed his answer to the charges filed by the District of Columbia Bar. [read post]
27 Jun 2014, 5:53 am by Legal Profession Prof
You won't get wind of this from the web pages of the District of Columbia Bar or the Court of Appeals, but the Board of Governors has proposed that the court amend its Rule XI by changing the name of... [read post]