D.C. Attorney General Irv Nathan announced today that the District was adding its name to a brief submitted by 10 states and the Virgin Islands backing the constitutionality of President Obama's healthcare reform law. more ›

The family of Neil Michael Godleski -- the 31-year-old Catholic University student who was shot and killed in a robbery attempt as he rode his bike through Sherman Circle last August -- is now suing the city, claiming that the city's Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services failed to keep the teen responsible under its watch. more ›

D.C. United striker Charlie Davies, who was nearly killed in a car accident on the George Washington Parkway in October 2009, has filed a $20 million civil suit against the owner of the nightclub he was partying at before the accident and Red Bull, who hosted the party. more ›

A final amount of $15 million was revealed Friday when the family of Ali Ahmed Mohammed, who was killed outside DC9 a year ago yesterday, filed their lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court. An original report suggested that the civil suit would ask for $10 million in damages for the "vigilante-style death" of Mohammed on October 15, 2010. Despite the DC medical examiner's finding that the death was a homicide, the actions of the DC9 employees were not deemed criminal and prosecutable. more ›

The family of the man who died outside DC9 nearly one year ago is planning on filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the club tomorrow. more ›

The widow of a D.C. sanitation worker who was murdered last October at a DPW facility is now suing the city over negligence in implementing recommended safety measures. Larry Hutchins was killed, and one other worker injured, when an unknown man, reportedly dressed in a DPW uniform, open fire on the facility grounds more ›

Late last week, a court ruled that budding medical marijuana cultivators and dispensers had no choice but to sign a legal waiver required by the District upon their application for a license. more ›

During yesterday's mayoral press conference -- and at some point between the questioning of his choice to chair the Board of Elections and Ethics and the media uproar over the decision "filtering" of the D.C. Fire and EMS Twitter feed -- Vince Gray announced that he would appoint four new members to the D.C. Taxicab Commission, including two cab drivers. more ›

The relationship between the District government and taxicab drivers has always been strained. But now, that relationship will be the subject of a lawsuit. more ›

Starbucks is being sued in D.C. Superior Court -- but it has nothing to do with its expensive, burnt tasting coffee. WTOP reports that a Norfolk, Virginia man is suing the company after his daughter found a video camera installed inside one of the two unisex bathrooms at the Starbucks near the entrance to the Archives Metro station. more ›

When Catholic University President John Garvey announced in June that the university would be reverting to same-sex dorms for on-campus students, he probably didn't expect much of a legal challenge. Well, he got one. more ›

Over the weekend, Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder pulled his lawsuit against the Washington City Paper, ending a months-long saga that had made him even more unlikeable than he usually is. Here, we break down some of the numbers related to the battle between Snyder and the free press. more ›

Not only did he drop his lawsuit against the City Paper, but he went on to defeat the New York Giants in his season opener. more ›

On the eve of the Redskins' season-opener, owner Dan Snyder dismissed his lawsuit against Washington City Paper and writer Dave McKenna over "The Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder," which the paper published on November 19, 2010. more ›

Cornell Jones, the director of the nonprofit which is being sued by the city for allegedly using grant funds designed to help people with HIV/AIDS to help build a strip club, is quite the character. So perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that he's channeling his displeasure with the city's lawsuit into legal action of his own. more ›

Cornell Jones, director of the nonprofit group which is being sued by the city for using city grant funds designed to help people with HIV/AIDS to help build a strip club, certainly has some opinions on the matter -- some incredibly homophobic ones. more ›

D.C. Attorney General Irv Nathan has finally produced some thoughts on the lawsuit filed by R******s owner Dan Snyder against Washington City Paper and columnist Dave McKenna -- and, not surprisingly, he's coming down on the side of the journalists. more ›

A few weeks ago, an audit of the District's Department of Health showed that the city had not applied proper oversight on a $10 million grant program designed to benefit HIV/AIDS residential services. Turns out that at least some of that money was allegedly spent on building a strip club. more ›

How can the District implement the city's long-overdue medical marijuana program while limiting their legal liability? Simple -- fine print. more ›

In the District, it's the owner of the football-team-that-shall-not-be-named that's suing a local publication. But for the District's northern-most urban neighbor, though, it's an elected official that went after a journalist. more ›

The American Civil Liberties Union of the Nation's Capital, D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh and several media outlets, including National Public Radio, Allbritton Communications and WUSA9, have filed an amicus brief calling for the dismissal of Redskins owner Dan Snyder's lawsuit against Washington City Paper and writer Dave McKenna regarding claims made in McKenna's “Cranky Redskins Fan’s Guide to Dan Snyder”. And it's really good. more ›

At Mongtomery County Circuit Judge Eric Johnson's fingertips: whether Maryland will join with most of the country by imposing some liability on bars for the drunken actions of its customers. more ›

Due to allegations that he diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars in city funds to his Team Thomas organization, Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. has stepped down as chairman of the D.C. Council's influential committee on economic development. Thomas stepped down in a letter sent to Council Chair Kwame Brown; Brown announced the around 6:30 p.m. this evening via email. more ›

The reaction to the lawsuit filed by the District against Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. has been swift and damning -- of course, that's what will happen when you show up to a press conference in the very car the Attorney General claims you improperly spent nearly $60,000 in city money on. more ›

Here it is, a full copy of the civil lawsuit which the D.C. government has filed against Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. and his organization, Team Thomas. more ›

This morning, D.C. Attorney General Irv Nathan announced that an investigation into Team Thomas, a nonprofit operated by Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr., had uncovered enough evidence for the city to file a civil enforcement action against the councilmember. (UPDATE: Read the entire lawsuit here.) more ›

It's a good thing too -- even though we're nearing the end of a rainy week, the Potomac River is expected to crest at a level 11 feet higher than normal tomorrow morning. more ›

In 2008, D.C. resident Brooke Oberwetter was arrested and held for several hours by Park Police for dancing inside the Jefferson Memorial with a group of about 20 nerdy libertarian wonk types who had convened for a silent midnight flash mob. The internet was not pleased. But today, a federal appellate panel ruled that the Park Police were justified in hauling Oberwetter off that evening. more ›

As promised, Dan Snyder refiled his lawsuit against the Washington City Paper inside the District yesterday. In an op-ed published Monday night, Snyder claimed that the suit would be "essentially the same." Apparently, dropping the hedge fund which owns City Paper's parent company and including City Paper columnist Dave McKenna as a defendant while burying previous claims that the paper was anti-Semitic and attacked his wife falls under Snyder's definition of "the same." more ›

Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson issued an injunction which has temporarily lifted the National Football League's players lockout. Many players around the country, including at least one Washington footballer, took the opportunity to try and get back to work. R******s owner Dan Snyder, following that lead, took the opportunity to remind everyone that he's still suing the Washington City Paper over Dave McKenna's "The Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder". Oh, and also to make sure no one forgets that he's acting like a petulant child. more ›