The lawyer who has represented Occupy D.C. in federal court in previous appeals for the protest group to stay at McPherson Square said he'll "be filing some paperwork" in the wake of U.S. Park Police making an exhaustive sweep of the park to enforce the ban on camping there. more ›

A federal judge said today that if the National Park Service decides to close McPherson Square, it needs to give Occupy D.C. enough time to mount a legal response. Still, he shot down a request that U.S. Park Police be forbidden from enforcing anti-camping rules. more ›

That's the word from U.S. District Court this afternoon, where the Washington Post's Del Quentin Wilber was on hand for a brief hearing to set a trial date for Loza, the Jim Graham staffer accused of accepting cash and other gifts from a taxicab lobbyist. Writes Wilber: "Assistant U.S. Attorney John Crabb disclosed the existence of the plea offer during the hearing and said it would expire in two weeks. He declined to comment as he left the courtroom." Loza's attorney said he still needed to review the offer. more ›