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>> "Florida's top police agency said Wednesday its investigation into former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley's lurid Internet communications with teenage boys has been hindered because neither Foley nor the House will let investigators examine his congressional computers." [AP via TPM] >> "A New Carrollton mother accused of leaving her five young children in filth pleaded guilty in the case on Thursday." [NBC4] >> "A D.C. Superior Court judge today sentenced a former D.C. police...

Roy Pearson, the famed Pants Judge, has just under a week to respond to the letter he received from his employers earlier this month informing him that his job was in jeopardy. Knowing Pearson as we now do, it seems likely the Office of Administrative Hearings, which has employed him as an administrative law judge for the District (Pearson is currently serving as an attorney adviser to the OAH while his contract is under review,...

In case you missed the update in the post from earlier today, Roy Pearson has this afternoon filed paperwork to the D.C. Court of Appeals indicating he intends to appeal the judge's decision in his $54 million civil lawsuit against Custom Cleaners. In June, D.C. Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff ruled in favor of the defendants, the Chung family, owners of Custom Cleaners, finding that "nothing in the law supports (the) position" that Pearson, an...

Good morning, Washington, and welcome to a world with a new home run record. That's right: Barry Bonds hit his 756th career homer last night against our very own Washington Nationals. We're sure there are some mixed feelings among the Nats today about being immortalized in a video clip that'll likely be replayed for decades to come. Four Shot During National Night Out: Last night was the National Night Out, a crime-prevention event where citizens...

That's the question a lot of outraged taxpayers in the District of Columbia have been wondering ever since we first heard about administrative law judge Roy Pearson's outrageous $54 million (then $65 million) law suit against the owners of Custom Cleaners for misplacing his favorite pair of pants. Just before his law suit became pun fodder for headline writers all over the world, the city's chief administrative law judge, Tyrone Butler, recommended approval of Pearson's...

District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff summarily denied Judge Roy Pearson's motion to reconsider her June ruling against him in his $54 million law suit against Custom Cleaners. In an order filed Monday, Bartnoff said that the the plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration reargues matters that already were presented at trial, so since he makes no new argument, Pearson's request was denied.

D.C. Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff has ruled in favor of the defendants in the $54 million pants lawsuit. According to the ruling, the plaintiff, administrative law judge Roy Pearson, will get nothing from the defendants, the Chung family, owners of Custom Cleaners. The Chungs will also be awarded costs, and plan to seek compensation for attorneys fees. Bartnoff found that "nothing in the law supports (the) position" that Pearson took on the issue of...

Happy Friday morning, D.C. If you're like us, today is payday, and maybe you're feeling pretty good about the number of digits in your bank account. Perhaps you even plan to go out and make a major purchase this weekend, like say, finally upgrading that crappy stereo system you bought from K-mart before you started college. Maybe you're even smiling at your desk right this second, thinking of how proud you are to have saved...

The Roy Pearson Pants trial continues, and Marc Fisher does indeed have an entertaining post up about what's gone on so far today, including the introduction of The Pants in question: The dramatic moment in Courtroom 415 at D.C. Superior Court revealed that yes, the pants look like they are part of a suit, and yes, the dry cleaners attached to these pants a tag with the same numbers that appeared on the receipt Pearson...

Former mayor and D.C. Council member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) was back in court yesterday on charges stemming from two traffic stops last year, one of which resulted from what Secret Service officers say was erratic driving under the influence of alcohol. The full list of charges against Barry, 71, include driving while under the influence, operating a vehicle while impaired, operating an unregistered vehicle and misuse of temporary tags. The trial is scheduled to...

Apparently traumatized by the memory of his long lost pants, administrative law Judge Roy Pearson began to cry while testifying in D.C. Superior Court yesterday afternoon. After calling several witnesses who testified that they stopped going to Custom Cleaners after having unsatisfactory business dealings with the shop, Pearson took the stand himself, and as he recounted the story of having the Chung family try to give him a pair of pants that were not his,...

The civil trial for D.C. administrative law judge Roy L. Pearson's lawsuit against local dry cleaning business Custom Cleaners, in which he's now asking for $54 million — as opposed to the original $67 million suit he filed in April — is underway right now at the at D.C. Superior Court. WTOP's Neal Augenstein reports that the courtroom is currently standing-room only. Pearson's original suit sought damages for the loss of his pants, as well...

We know, we told you there would be no referendum on Mayor Adrian Fenty's school takeover legislation already, but now we're telling you again. After the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics reversed its earlier decision to approve a referendum petition on the bill, a D.C. Superior Court judge granted a last-minute hearing to activists for the referendum, leaving open the possibility that the judge could rule that the BOEE is not be allowed to...

Good Morning, D.C. It sure is getting hot in here, and for once, we don't just mean the weather. The Post reports this morning that the Voting Rights Bill is making some progress in the Senate. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), a co-sponsor of the bill, announced that the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which he chairs, will vote on the legislation Wednesday. And in a meeting with Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Mayor Fenty,...

The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics changed its tune yesterday and reversed an earlier decision by stating that Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's school takeover plan cannot be the subject of a referendum. Once again, it comes down to the Home Rule Charter: attorneys for the election board said in papers filed yesterday that because Congress and President Bush have approved an amendment to the city's Home Rule Charter that gives the mayor direct control...

It was a big day Friday for Mayor Adrian Fenty's school takeover plan. For one, President Bush finally signed the bill into law which will give Fenty direct control over D.C. Schools. Fenty will need to wait until June 12 to assume full authority thanks to congressional review rules, but in the meantime, he is launching an extensive audit of the school system today to track down areas of financial waste and mismanagement. The audit...

Well, D.C. we had a nice weekend together, didn't we? Perhaps we ran into you at the hugely successful opening of the inaugural DCist Exposed photography show on Friday, or we might have crossed paths out walking the dog in the fantastic spring weather. Or maybe it was just that extra hour of evening light created by Daylight Savings. In any case, it was good to see you. But now, it's time for coffee and the news:

Well D.C., if you're reading this it means you're not one of the 3000 or so people in our area currently without power. NBC4 reported the outage in Foggy Bottom last night, although they focused on the problems for four ritzy hotels, rather than the 790 other folks left in the dark. D.C. Superior Court and the D.C. Court of Appeals are also closed today due to the lack of power. Then, there's the massive...

It was five years ago today that the U.S. was hit by the deadliest attack in its history, leaving almost 3,000 people dead and launching a global crusade against terrorism. In that time, much has been said about securing the homeland to avoid another attack -- and billions more have been allocated to actually doing so. District residents have observed the march towards security both as residents of the city and the nation's capital, most...

The City Paper's City Desk blog noted yesterday that a Wednesday Superior Court hearing revealed that Christopher Barry, son of Marion, had tested positive for traces of marijuana. Barry was in court for an April arrest after driving his father's car without a valid license. The positive drug test also violates a pre-sentencing agreement from a 2005 arrest for assaulting a police officer. City Desk spoke to A. Scott Bolden, who is representing the younger...

Bad day to sleep in if you’re a resident of Arlington or Alexandria. After failing with email and phone early warning emergency alerts, the Department of Homeland Security has decided to try using a siren system, which it will test today in Northern Virginia. Residents can expect a wail (in London, whale), followed by instructions regarding the appropriate action to take.

We know realize why our 85 year-old great aunt has a tin of grease sitting under her kitchen sink.

A D.C. Superior Court judge has re-affirmed her decision to block a proposed referendum which would ban smoking in bars and restaurants in the District. Judge Mary A. Terrell had ruled the referendum would impact sales tax revenue, and referendums are banned from changing fiscal policy in the District according to the Home Rule Act. While the people over at Ban the Ban are crowing about "The Decline and Fall of the DC Smoking Ban,"...