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Jan 04, 2023

Judge Deals Blow To Lawsuit Seeking To Overturn Gun Ban On Metro In D.C.

In a late-December ruling, Judge Randolph Moss said the four plaintiffs had no standing to sue because they had not been charged or prosecuted for carrying a gun on Metro.

Mar 30, 2022

Swann Street Protestors Plan To Appeal After Judge Dismisses Their Lawsuit Against D.C. Police

Demonstrators who took to the streets after George Floyd’s killing sued D.C. police, alleging violations of their constitutional rights.

Sep 23, 2020

Capitol Hill Baptist Church Sues D.C. Over COVID-19 Mass Gathering Restrictions

The complaint is the first legal challenge from a religious organization to D.C.’s coronavirus restrictions, but churches have filed similar suits in Maryland and Virginia.

Sep 15, 2020

D.C. Salvadoran Community Braces As Federal Court Ruling Threatens Protected Immigration Status

Monday’s federal appeals court ruling opens the door to deport people from El Salvador, Nicaragua and Sudan who have Temporary Protected Status.

Oct 03, 2013

Wells Will Return Donations From Options Charter Managers Under Investigation

Wells will return five checks that total around $3,000 he received after meeting with the former Options managers to discuss education.

Jul 10, 2013

Tabard Inn Now Being Sued By Former Employees

Former Tabard employees are suing for harassment, breach of contract, and employment discrimination.

Nov 04, 2011

D.C. Gets $6M Settlement in Georgetown Library Fire Case

This morning, D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan announced that the city had come to a $6 million settlement with contractors who were renovating the Georgetown Public Library when a fire crippled the building on April 30, 2007.

Jun 18, 2011

City Paper Strikes Back, Files Anti-SLAPP Affidavit

Yesterday, the Washington City Paper filed an affidavit requesting the dismissal of Dan Snyder’s lawsuit against the newspaper and reporter Dave McKenna under a new D.C. law which prohibits “strategic lawsuits against public participation,” or SLAPP.

Jul 15, 2010

City Wins Court of Appeals Decision On Same-Sex Marriage

The D.C. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of maintaining the District’s existing same-sex marriage legislation this morning. A 5-4 decision was handed down in the city’s favor; petitioners had argued that gay marriage should be put to a voter referendum. “We cannot have initiatives on things that would discriminate or violate our human rights,” said Councilmember David Catania (Ind.-At-Large) on NewsChannel 8’s NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt. “I would expect that the individuals who sued…

Apr 24, 2010

The Flummoxing Budgetary Shambles of DCPS

It is obvious that those of us who live and breathe as citizens of the District of Columbia are used to a measure of issues in government oversight — for instance, today’s news that an auditor’s survey of five District government agencies uncovered nearly 700 unpaid fines totaling over $70,000 assessed to government vehicles. Nothing shocking, right? But here’s a legitimate question for anyone to ask: just who in the hell is responsible for…

 
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