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As the leading funder of civil legal aid in the District of Columbia, DCBF awards grants to the District’s legal services organizations that provide free civil legal services to low-income and underserved people in the District. [read post]
17 Dec 2008, 11:10 pm
Nearly six months after the Supreme Court put an end to the District of Columbia's decades-old ban on handgun possession, the City Council here passed a sweeping new ordinance on Tuesday to regulate gun ownership. [read post]
17 Dec 2008, 2:05 pm
"Washington Council Enacts Tough Gun-Control Measure": The New York Times today contains an article that begins, "Nearly six months after the Supreme Court put an end to the District of Columbia's decades-old ban on handgun possession, the City Council here passed a sweeping new ordinance on Tuesday to regulate gun ownership. [read post]
15 Dec 2016, 2:00 am by Jonathon Sizemore
On December 12, 2016, the City Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises heard testimony on an application for the rezoning of three lots at 14–18 Carroll Street, in the Columbia Street Waterfront District neighborhood in Brooklyn […] The post City Council Members Berate Applicant for Withdrawing MIH Commitment; Deny Application appeared first on CityLand. [read post]
17 Dec 2008, 1:32 pm
"Six months after the Supreme Court put an end to the District of Columbia's decades-old ban on handgun possession, the City Council in Washington passed a sweeping new ordinance on Tuesday to regulate gun ownership, reports the New York Times. [read post]
15 May 2018, 3:27 pm by Joseph Henchman
During its Fiscal Year 2019 budget debate, the District of Columbia Council voted 10 to 2 late this afternoon to insert a cigarette tax increase, raising the tax from $2.50 per pack to $4.50 per pack. [read post]
19 Jan 2018, 2:20 pm by Associated Press
The liberal Democrat in Maryland, conservative Republican in Virginia and left-leaning independent District of Columbia Council member ... [read post]
18 May 2012, 10:44 am by Zoe Tillman
A proposed bill that would extend the statute of limitations to file civil wrongful death lawsuits in Washington went before the District of Columbia Council's Committee on the Judiciary today with little fanfare. [read post]
27 Sep 2016, 5:27 am by Eugene Volokh
The case is also stayed for 90 days, “while the Council for the District of Columbia enacts new legislation relevant to the issues in this case. [read post]
28 Feb 2021, 4:44 pm
The Attorney General of British Columbia was named as the respondent in the petition. [read post]
23 May 2012, 3:16 pm by Rick Hasen
Santa Clarita Valley Signal: “Kevin Shenkman, a Columbia-educated attorney based in Malibu, intends to prosecute a lawsuit against the city of Palmdale under the California Voting Rights Act to force the city to overturn Palmdale’s at-large system of electing its City Council members in favor of geographic council districts.” [read post]
3 Feb 2010, 1:17 pm by Lori J. Searcy
Council passed a paid sick leave law for employees in the District of Columbia, the Mayor's office is expected to issue regulations soon. [read post]
Council had introduced a bill, Bill 22-0913 (Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018) to repeal Initiative 77, an initiative that District of Columbia voters approved on June 27, 2018 that would incrementally increase the minimum cash wage for tipped workers to $15.00 per hour by July 1, 2025 and effectively eliminate the tip credit starting July 1, 2026. [read post]
2 Dec 2009, 10:59 am
The District of Columbia Council voted 11-2 to permit same-sex couples to marry in the nation’s capital. [read post]
8 Jul 2013, 6:00 am
This week we will highlight; Arkansas, Colorado, District of Columbia* and Idaho. [read post]
29 Jan 2015, 5:00 am
This week we will highlight the last two: the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall). [read post]
20 Oct 2015, 6:00 am
This week we will highlight; Wisconsin, Wyoming & District of Columbia. [read post]
9 Mar 2016, 5:00 am
This week we will highlight; Wisconsin, Wyoming & District of Columbia. [read post]