As the ongoing pandemic rages across the world, people in every state in the United States are required, or have been required, to stay home as much as possible to slow the spread of the deadly Coronavirus. Being confined in the home has posed a litany of added stressors, including financial problems and mental health deterioration’s. […]Continue reading
Are accountability and transparency the solution? Or is policing as we know it an outdated approach to public safety? On Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers arrived at the 200 Block of Orange St SE in response to an Instagram live stream of multiple individuals in a vehicle brandishing firearms. One of […]Continue reading
During divorce, there are many things up in the air; property, child custody, new living arrangements, but one thing has become a contentious issue in divorce proceedings is pets. When looking at the role of pets during a divorce, DC and Maryland law both treat pets as property. Due to this characteristic, many courts and […]Continue reading
In the District of Columbia, when a person petitions the court for a Civil Protection Order it is the petitioner’s burden to prove that an intrafamily offense occurred. An intrafamily offense means the offender needs to have committed or threatened to commit a crime against a person he shares a relationship with by marriage, blood, […]Continue reading
When most people get pulled over for suspicion of a DUI, they automatically think about whether they had any alcohol or how long it had been since their last drink. Rarely do people think about their diet and how that could affect a breathalyzer test. People may need to add this to a list of […]Continue reading
Having an understanding of ways citizens can fight back when their rights have been violated by law enforcement officers is crucial. Being aware of police misconduct laws helps citizens know when and how they can make a legal claim of unnecessary use of excessive force against police officers. These claims would be considered civil claims, […]Continue reading
Prisons across the country have begun releasing non-violent offenders due to concerns surrounding the risk factors of COVID-19. In an effort to protect overall public safety, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has examined the possible dangers incarcerated individuals might face. Measures such as social distancing, are nearly impossible to enforce in prison systems. This […]Continue reading
Protests have spread across the country in response to ongoing police brutality against the Black community, led by the Black Lives Matter movement. George Floyd, 46, was killed on May 26, just last week, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the hands of officer Derek Chauvin. The video footage of Mr. Floyd’s death displayed Chauvin kneeling on […]Continue reading
Gun laws in American continue to serve as one of the most hotly contested issues. Some on one side of the debate believe that all guns need to be criminalized, unless for security forces. In contrast, on the flip side, others believe they have a Constitutional right to own weapons and any regulation on that […]Continue reading
As of Monday, April 13, the District of Columbia Department of Corrections (“DOC”) confirmed that more than 40 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19, and the D.C. jail had its first death from the virus. Diseases like the Coronavirus spread like wildfire in an environment like the jail where there are close living quarters, and […]Continue reading
