In 2016 alone, 59,000 United States citizens died from an opioid-related drug overdose. Today, statistics indicate that around 90 Americans die each day from an opioid overdose. These alarmingly high rates recently sparked the national dialogue on solving the “deadliest drug crisis in American History.” Recommending a Nation Public Health Emergency This past Thursday, President […]Continue reading

Former Massachusetts State Prosecutors Face Criticism For Work In Farak Case In 2014, former Massachusetts State chemist Sonja Farak pled guilty to two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, four counts of larceny of controlled substances from a dispensary, and four counts of tampering with evidence. Farak testified in court to consuming laboratory […]Continue reading

D.C.’s firearm laws have been loosened considerably over the course of the last decade. Whereas ten years ago, a D.C. resident could not even own a handgun in his or her home, now a resident can own a handgun and carry it in most public places. Prior to 2008, D.C. had a complete ban on […]Continue reading

Imagine, you are driving down a busy street. You are following the laws, driving responsibly, and you are not impaired. All of a sudden, a car hits you from behind. You hit your head on the steering wheel, and now you feel strange. When the officers arrive, they believe you are acting in an unusual […]Continue reading

When someone is arrested for Driving Under the Influence in the District of Columbia, an officer usually gives them a pink piece of paper entitled “Official Notice of Proposed Revocation.” This Notice tells the driver that his or her D.C. license or right to drive in D.C. will be revoked automatically unless they request a […]Continue reading

On July 26th, an arrest in Utah caught national attention and is now under the investigation of the FBI. Officer Jeff Payne aggressively arrested University of Utah Hospital nurse Alex Wubbels after she refused to allow the officer to draw the blood of a patient. Officer Payne grew agitated after being repeatedly told his desire […]Continue reading

There are a number of reasons to ask the District of the Columbia for a Civil Protection Order (CPO); commonly known as a restraining or stay away order. A CPO is a court order that can last up to one year in which your abuser must stay away from you, not contact you, and stop […]Continue reading

In 2015, Washington D.C. joined four states to legalize recreational use of marijuana. Under D.C. law, two ounces of marijuana is legal for personal use without the intent to sell. With the rise of marijuana use in the district and its new legality, the issue of driving under the influence of marijuana has become an […]Continue reading

The District of Columbia realizes that mistakes happen. According to the law, an assault must be done intentionally for it to constitute an assault. The Code of the District of Columbia states and an incident constitutes an assault if the defendant, “unlawfully assaults, or threatens another in a menacing manner, and intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes […]Continue reading

Students at American University in Washington D.C. found bananas hung from trees and lamp posts covered in racially offensive messages targeting African American students. The bananas were hung using string nooses. The incident occurred the first day of finals week in May of 2017, which also happened to be the day the first female African […]Continue reading