Associate Justice Stephen Breyer was robbed while on vacation in the Caribbean. Crime against the Supreme Court justices isn't without precedent, though. more ›

Would eliminating the need to monitor people over the age of 18 improve the performance of the city's chronically troubled Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services? Councilmember Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) thinks so. more ›

This afternoon, one of the Apple Store employees who reportedly heard Jayna Murray being murdered by Brittany Norwood inside the Lululemon Athletica testified during the third day of Norwood's murder trial. more ›

After two days of rigorous jury selection, opening statements in the trial of Brittany Norwood were delivered today. And based on what the defense presented this afternoon, it could be an even more explosive trial than expected. more ›

The District might be readying to register handguns inside its police headquarters, but those looking to legally get a hold of a semi-automatic rifle are still out of luck. more ›

Perhaps realizing that "she used to use her head to hit a soccer ball" might not be the airtight defense they're looking for, attorneys for Brittany Norwood now say they plan to argue that police did not properly Mirandize the suspected murderer before she spoke with police. more ›

Yesterday, a Montgomery County judge denied a request made by attorneys representing Brittany Norwood, the woman on trial for the brutal murder of Jayna Murray inside the Bethesda Lululemon. more ›

Those hoping for a protracted legal drama involving former Redskins defensive tackle Albert Hayensworth, prepare to be disappointed: Haynesworth pled no contest today to a charge of simple assault, and was sentenced to 160 hours of community service. more ›

Last August, 18-year-old Latisha Frazier was brutally killed and dismembered inside a residence on Trenton Place SE. Today, there's some justice for her family: one of the six people accused in connection with Frazier's death has pled guilty to the murder. more ›

Maurice Dews, who stands accused of three counts of arson, including one fire which led to the injury of several firefighters on April 8, will appear in court tomorrow morning after being ruled competent to stand trial. more ›

The Post reports that the Supreme Court has decided that Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli isn't allowed to cut the judicial queue -- The Cooch will have to address his challenge to the Obama administration's health care reform law in his own state before bringing it to the high court. more ›

Joshua and Christian Benton, two of the five individuals on trial for the July 2008 murder of 13-year-old Alonzo Robinson in Trinidad, were acquitted this morning inside D.C. Superior Court, WTOP reports. more ›

Reports from today's hearing in which Brittany Norwood faced a judge for the first time after being arrested on first-degree murder charges revealed the extent of the brutality Norwood stands accused of committing against 30-year-old Jayna Murray inside a Lululemon Athletica store in Bethesda on March 11. According to reports from inside the courtroom, the struggle between the two women may have lasted as long as 20 minutes -- during which time Murray's skull was fractured by innumerable blows to the head and her spinal cord was severed by a wound which went through her neck. Police also hinted that Norwood may have used tools from a toolbox inside the store during the murder. more ›

During his arraignment in federal court this afternoon, former Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson pled not guilty to eight criminal charges. Johnson's attorney, Billy Martin, entered the plea and also requested a jury trial. Johnson's wife and alleged co-conspirator Leslie Johnson was not in attendance at the arraignment. After entering his plea, Johnson told reporters that he was "extremely disappointed" and didn't "recognize the person" in the charges. Johnson also promised that he was "going to fight" for his reputation. more ›

Former Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson will be arraigned in a federal court this afternoon, and is expected to enter a plea on eight counts of bribery, conspiracy and extortion. more ›

Today brings an interesting development in the Robert Wone civil trial: United States Attorney General Eric Holder is one of the many people who have been called to testify during the proceedings, according to court documents obtained by the blog Who Murdered Robert Wone?. more ›

Ingmar Guandique, who was found guilty of murdering Chandra Levy in Rock Creek Park in 2001 last November, was sentenced to 60 years in prison moments ago at D.C. Superior Court. more ›

A group of armed, masked men walked into the Platanillos Grocery in Woodbridge last Sunday morning, announced they were robbing the place, then took off with about $100,000 in cash and jewelery. That's when things got interesting. more ›

The driver who crashed her Dodge Caliber into the Keren Restaurant in Adams Morgan on September 8 -- an incident which eventually led to the death of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies student Julia Bachleitner -- was indicted by a grand jury on charges of involuntary manslaughter and criminal negligence today. more ›

A quick update from today's proceedings in the Chandra Levy murder trial: Ingmar Guandique, who stands accused of killing Levy in Rock Creek Park more than nine years ago, told Judge Gerald Fisher that he will not take the stand and testify. In addition, the prosecution has dropped two more charges -- WTOP reports that the statute of limitations on attempted kidnapping and robbery charges against Guandique had expired. Earlier in the trial, prosecutors also dropped attempted sexual assault charges. Two charges of felony murder are the only remaining counts in the trial which the jury will consider. Closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow. more ›

Jorida Davidson, the 30-year-old Maryland resident who was arrested and charged with voluntary manslaughter after allegedly striking and killing a woman with her SUV on Connecticut Avenue on October 7, reportedly violated the terms of her court-ordered supervision. Dave Jamieson reports that Davidson -- who was ordered under "intense" supervision inside her Chevy Chase home after being arraigned -- took a ninety-minute trip to a local airport (a "family tradition") which carried her beyond established curfew. more ›

Most of D.C.'s attention this afternoon is focused on the courtroom, as two high-profile cases move through the paces. more ›

Justice has risen up pretty quickly, from being just a sidebar to remixed pop tracks, and into the spotlight. The French duo is about as big as you can get in the dance pop world without spilling over completely into the mainstream. Touring with the MySpace brand, however, is one way to put you over the edge. They've amassed a huge following ever since the release of their "Never Be Alone" mash-up in 2003, and have since become more of a household name, with multiple Grammy nominations and media attention for their recent single "D.A.N.C.E." After a slew of EPs, they've finally released their first full length album, Cross, and Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay are now traveling the country making sure that if you didn't know them before, you will now. They played a sold out show last night at the 9:30 Club, a night when the venue felt very much like an actual night club, as opposed to your standard rock show. more ›