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Statement Of The District Task Force On Jails And Justice Before The Committee On The Judiciary And Public Safety Of The Council Of The District Of Columbia. Performance Oversight Hearing For The Deputy Mayor For Public Safety & Justice, Katherine S. Broderick
D.C. Council Testimony
No abstract provided.
A More Grown-Up Response To Ordinary Adolescent Behaviors: Repealing Pins Laws To Protect And Empower D.C. Youth, Mae C. Quinn, Tierra Copeland, Tatyana Hopkins, Mary Brody
A More Grown-Up Response To Ordinary Adolescent Behaviors: Repealing Pins Laws To Protect And Empower D.C. Youth, Mae C. Quinn, Tierra Copeland, Tatyana Hopkins, Mary Brody
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
In February 2020, the District of Columbia (“District” or “D.C.”) Juvenile Justice Advisory Group (“JJAG”), issued an important report calling for decriminalization of “status offenses.” Status offenses are alleged youthful wrongdoings that are prosecuted in the District as “Persons in Need of Supervision” cases.1 This Position Paper provides additional support for JJAG’s recommendations. It offers guidance and suggestions to help the District successfully transition away from PINS prosecutions—while also ensuring community youth feel safe, supported, and empowered in their own lives as they transition to adulthood. The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department has historically been the enforcement arm to address youth …
Statement Of The District Task Force On Jails And Justice Before The Committee On Transportation And The Environment Of The Council Of The District Of Columbia. Budget Oversight Hearing For The District Department Of Transportation, Katherine S. Broderick
D.C. Council Testimony
No abstract provided.
Statement Of The District Task Force On Jails And Justice Before The Committee On The Judiciary And Public Safety Of The Council Of The District Of Columbia. Budget Oversight Hearing For The Metropolitan Police Department, Katherine S. Broderick
D.C. Council Testimony
No abstract provided.
Statement Of The District Task Force On Jails And Justice Before The Committee On The Judiciary And Public Safety Of The Council Of The District Of Columbia. Budget Oversight Hearing For The D.C. Department Of Corrections, Katherine S. Broderick
D.C. Council Testimony
No abstract provided.
Performance Oversight Hearing For The Metropolitan Police Department , February 17, 2022, Katherine S. Broderick
Performance Oversight Hearing For The Metropolitan Police Department , February 17, 2022, Katherine S. Broderick
D.C. Council Testimony
Statement of the District Task Force on Jails and Justice Before the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety of the Council of the District of Columbia. Performance Oversight Hearing for the Metropolitan Police Department. February 17, 2022.
Statement Of The District Task Force On Jails And Justice. Before The Committee On The Judiciary And Public Safety Of The Council Of The District Of Columbia, Katherine S. Broderick
Statement Of The District Task Force On Jails And Justice. Before The Committee On The Judiciary And Public Safety Of The Council Of The District Of Columbia, Katherine S. Broderick
D.C. Council Testimony
No abstract provided.
Citizenship, Race, And Statehood, Kristina M. Campbell
Citizenship, Race, And Statehood, Kristina M. Campbell
Journal Articles
This Article will discuss the interplay between citizenship, race, and ratification of statehood in the United States, both historically and prospectively. Part II will discuss the development and history of the Insular Cases and the creation of the Territorial Incorporation Doctrine (“TID”), focusing on the Territory of Puerto Rico and how the issues of citizenship, race, and statehood have evolved in shadow of empire as a result. Part III will look back on the admission to the Union of New Mexico and Arizona—the forty-seventh and forty-eighth states—and discuss the substantial difficulties these territories had in getting admitted for statehood due …
There Is No Justice When Low And Modest-Income D.C. Residents Are Forced To Represent Themselves In Civil Cases, Sheldon Krantz
There Is No Justice When Low And Modest-Income D.C. Residents Are Forced To Represent Themselves In Civil Cases, Sheldon Krantz
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
After spending more than twenty years as a white-collar criminal defense lawyer at DLA Piper and prior to that serving as a federal prosecutor, law professor, and law school dean, I had the opportunity to help develop and then share responsibility for directing the non-profit D.C. Affordable Law Firm (“DCALF”). 135 I learned from this experience that lawyers are rarely available for most of the low- and modest income District of Columbia (“D.C.”) residents who find themselves embroiled in civil matters in D.C. Superior Court on matters greatly impacting their lives. They become, as a result, self-represented litigants (“SRLs”) who …
Testimony In Support Of B23-0887, The "Expanding Student Access To Period Products Act Of 2020" Before The Committee Of The Whole And The Committee On Education, Marcy L. Karin, Galina M. Abdel Aziz
Testimony In Support Of B23-0887, The "Expanding Student Access To Period Products Act Of 2020" Before The Committee Of The Whole And The Committee On Education, Marcy L. Karin, Galina M. Abdel Aziz
D.C. Council Testimony
No abstract provided.
Remarks: "When They Go Low, We Go Local" Strategies For Pursuing Dc Democracy In The Age Of Trump, Jon S. Bouker Esq.
Remarks: "When They Go Low, We Go Local" Strategies For Pursuing Dc Democracy In The Age Of Trump, Jon S. Bouker Esq.
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Remarks of Jon S. Bouker, Esq., Chair, DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, at the University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law, Law Review Symposium, DC Democracy During the Time of Trump: 51 and 45.
2017 Keynote Speech: Dc Democracy During The Time Of Trump: 51 And 45!, Wade Henderson
2017 Keynote Speech: Dc Democracy During The Time Of Trump: 51 And 45!, Wade Henderson
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Keynote speech of Wade Henderson at the University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law, Law Review Symposium, DC Democracy During the Time of Trump: 51 and 45.
Laboratory Of Democracy: How The District Of Columbia Is Using The Home Rule Act To Achieve Elements Of Statehood, Walter A. Smith Jr., Kevin M. Hilgers
Laboratory Of Democracy: How The District Of Columbia Is Using The Home Rule Act To Achieve Elements Of Statehood, Walter A. Smith Jr., Kevin M. Hilgers
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
On January 3, 2019, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia's (the "District') nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives, reintroduced the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, which would make much of the District the 51st state. While Norton had made a tradition of opening each new Congress by introducing D.C. democracy bills, the context this time gave District advocates more reason to be optimistic. With the Democrats gaining control of the House, the bill gained a record 155 original cosponsors, and Representative Elijah Cummings, chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, committed to holding a hearing on …
A Proposal To Win The District Of Columbia A Partial Vote In The House Of Representatives, Mary M. Cheh
A Proposal To Win The District Of Columbia A Partial Vote In The House Of Representatives, Mary M. Cheh
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Unlike many citizens of the United States, citizens of the District of Columbia are denied a vote in the national legislature. Not only are they denied a voting representative on matters of national scope and importance, but Congress may control all facets of local governance for the 700,000 residents of the District. This paper suggests a new initiative. It calls for the D.C. Council, under its "Home Rule" authority granted by Congress, to amend a federal law, "The District of Columbia Delegate Act," ("Delgate Act") and give the District's delegate to the House of Representatives the authority to vote in …
Testimony Of Marcy L. Karin In Support Of B23-0494. The "Ban On Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act Of 2019", Marcy L. Karin
Testimony Of Marcy L. Karin In Support Of B23-0494. The "Ban On Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act Of 2019", Marcy L. Karin
D.C. Council Testimony
No abstract provided.
Sampling Of Employment Retaliation Cases Against Colleges And Universities In The District Of Columbia. Supplemental Testimony By Marcy Karin And Grace Emery For October 10, 2017 Committee Of The Whole Hearing, Marcy L. Karin
D.C. Council Testimony
No abstract provided.
Congressional Management Of The District Of Columbia Prior To Home Rule: The Struggle To Understand Power Lines In The Nation's Capital, James Moeller
Congressional Management Of The District Of Columbia Prior To Home Rule: The Struggle To Understand Power Lines In The Nation's Capital, James Moeller
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution authorizes the U.S.Congress to establish a federal capital and "[t]o exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District."' For this reason, Congress has exclusive jurisdiction over the District ofColumbia ("District"), which has neither statehood nor voting representation in Congress. In 1973, Congress enacted the District of Columbia Home Rule Act,which delegated some measure of local self-governance to the District.2Since 1973, District residents have elected their own mayor and city council. Council legislation, however, is still subject to review by Congress, which also approves the annual budget for the District.
The Unreviewable Irredeemable Child: Why The District Of Columbia Needs Reverse Waiver, Jamie Stevens
The Unreviewable Irredeemable Child: Why The District Of Columbia Needs Reverse Waiver, Jamie Stevens
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
In 2005 the U.S. Department of Justice estimated that adult criminal courts prosecuted 23,000 cases involving defendants under the age of eighteen nationwide. 2 This means that those defendants faced conviction and sentencing in adult courts. Transfer of those under eighteen into adult criminal court has become the states' first line of defense in the fight against youth crime. However, recent Supreme Court decisions have cast doubt on the wisdom, and even the constitutionality of that approach. Roper v. Simmons held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits the death penalty for anyone under eighteen years of age. 3 Graham v. Florida …
The District Of Columbia V. The 50 States: A 21st Century Lawsuit To Remedy An 18th Century Injustice, Timothy Cooper
The District Of Columbia V. The 50 States: A 21st Century Lawsuit To Remedy An 18th Century Injustice, Timothy Cooper
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Comments On Who Appoints D.C. Judges, Daniel A. Rezneck
Comments On Who Appoints D.C. Judges, Daniel A. Rezneck
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Recent Developments In Family Law In The District Of Columbia June 2004-June 2005, Matthew I. Fraidin
Recent Developments In Family Law In The District Of Columbia June 2004-June 2005, Matthew I. Fraidin
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Balancing Security And Access In The Nation's Capital: Managing Federal Security-Related Street Closures And Traffic Restrictions In The District Of Columbia, D.C. Appleseed Center For Law And Justice
Balancing Security And Access In The Nation's Capital: Managing Federal Security-Related Street Closures And Traffic Restrictions In The District Of Columbia, D.C. Appleseed Center For Law And Justice
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
This report was prepared in December 2003 in order to stimulate a dialogue on the role the District of Columbia government should play with the federal government in attempting to achieve an appropriate balance between physical security and open access to public space when deciding on traffic restrictions around or near federal buildings or federal sites in the District of Columbia. A summary of this report was presented at the UDC/DCSL Law Review November 2003 symposium "In the Aftermath of September 11: Defending Civil liberties in the Nation's Capital." Since this report was prepared there has been an ebb and …
Untying The Hands Of D.C.: Ways To Avoid Constitutional Conflicts While Addressing Solid Waste Dispoal, Janell De Gennaro
Untying The Hands Of D.C.: Ways To Avoid Constitutional Conflicts While Addressing Solid Waste Dispoal, Janell De Gennaro
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Understanding The Overrepresentation Of Youths With Disabilities In Juvenile Detention, Peter E. Leone Phd., Barbara A. Zaremba, Michelle S. Chapin, Curt Iseli
Understanding The Overrepresentation Of Youths With Disabilities In Juvenile Detention, Peter E. Leone Phd., Barbara A. Zaremba, Michelle S. Chapin, Curt Iseli
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Youths with disabling conditions are grossly overrepresented among those detained and confined in juvenile correction systems. Some of the behavior of youths with disabling conditions can be misinterpreted as dangerousness and/or as posing a risk of flight prior to a dispositional hearing. The cognitive and language abilities of some youths may contribute to their poor presentation to juvenile court intake workers and others within the juvenile justice system. This Article briefly profiles four youths with disabling conditions detained at the District of Columbia's Oak Hill Juvenile Detention Center, and discusses how behavior associated with disabling conditions (i.e., learning disabilities, emotional …
Clear And Convincing Evidence: The Standard Required To Support Pretrial Detention Of Juveniles Pursuant To D.C. Code Section 16-2310, Julia Colton-Bell, Robert J. Levant
Clear And Convincing Evidence: The Standard Required To Support Pretrial Detention Of Juveniles Pursuant To D.C. Code Section 16-2310, Julia Colton-Bell, Robert J. Levant
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
This Note examines the appropriate evidentiary standard for pretrial detention decisions in Juvenile Court in the District of Columbia. Currently, there is no authority mandating the standard of proof that is to be applied to the pretrial detention of juveniles. To ensure that all juveniles receive the same protections, one evidentiary standard must be applied at all pretrial detention hearings. Based upon adult and juvenile pretrial detention statutes, the case law construing those statutes, and the standard courts employ in adult civil commitment procedures, the appropriate standard is the "clear and convincing evidence" standard of proof. In order to afford …
The Right Of Children In The Juvenile Justice System To Inclusion In The Federally Mandated Child Welfare Services System, Jeanne Asherman-Jusino
The Right Of Children In The Juvenile Justice System To Inclusion In The Federally Mandated Child Welfare Services System, Jeanne Asherman-Jusino
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
The District of Columbia has one of the highest juvenile detention rates and the longest juvenile detention stays of any jurisdiction in the country.' Almost half of the children in Oak Hill, the District's secure juvenile detention facility, have no record of violent or serious offenses. 2 The District's large scale use of detention has increased, rather than decreased, crime. By placing young children charged with minor offenses, such as shoplifting, in daily contact with habitual violent juvenile offenders, Oak Hill serves as a training school for criminal behavior.3