Written by DCist contributor Judy Coleman. See all her biting legal analysis here. Summer lovin’ may be a blast. Summer lovin’, as it is wont to do, happens so fast. But, gonorrhea, that takes a long time to detect – so long that you might not be able to sue your summer fling for giving it to you. As cupid stumbles, hiccuping, out of The Big Hunt this summer, pointing his bow where he probably…

Editor’s Note: Last year, law student extraordinaire and DCist intern Judy Coleman explored some important U.S. Supreme Court cases and their impact on the District in a feature known as Stare DCisis. This year we’re happy to have her back as something of a legal correspondent and, hopefully, pro bono lawyer. Over the summer she’ll be reporting on important legal issues and, consequently, making the rest of us look like dunces. This DCist keeps some…

The Pat McGee Band headlined the Z104 music festival in Old Town Alexandria on Saturday, capping off a day of performances by Adam Day, the Bicycle Thieves (soon to play Unbuckled), and Low Millions. A Virginia native now settled in Bristol, Rhode Island, Pat McGee has been traveling all over the country to support the small label rerelease of Save Me. The band, which has been touring up and down the East Coast for 10…

(Editor’s Note: DCist intern Judy Coleman continues her series on important legal cases that have shaped the District of Columbia. Be sure to check out Parts I and II.) UPS ads these days ask, “What can Brown do for you?” Ask the question of Spottswood Bolling, the lead plaintiff in the school desegregation case Bolling v. Sharpe, and the answer would be “Everything.” Bolling was decided the same day in 1954 as Brown v. Board…

Classical Music Agenda by DCist contributor Charles T. Downey of Ionarts If you have not done your civic duty and Taken a Friend to the Orchestra yet this month, Washington is not the place to try to make that happen in late May. We don’t have much to suggest for your classical listening pleasure this week, but you can keep yourself informed by following our Classical Week in Washington column at Ionarts. FREE CONCERTS: >>…

When she’s not writing for DCist, intern Judy Coleman is a summer associate at a big D.C. law firm. This is the first of a series of profiles of important court cases related to D.C. We know we’ve got plenty of wonky readers, so feel free to offer your feedback — or case suggestions — in the comments below. Berman v. Parker (available here ) 348 U.S. 26 (1954) In the dreamy TV-dinner days of…

(From DCist intern Judy Coleman) The Modigliani exhibit enters its final week at the Phillips Collection, and all D.C. seems to know it. The small third floor of the building was packed this past weekend when DCist was there. It’s no surprise the exhibit is such a hit –- the distinctive works of the early Modernist master are immediately accessible. His biography is presented as an equation of identity struggles, passionate affairs, and the artistic…