White Shoes and Black Hats? Ten years ago the American Civil Trial Bar Roundtable published a white paper (later revised in 2006) that addressed how the “Lack of respect and confidence seems to have developed in the public’s mind for the trial practice…” …
Last Minute Gift?
For Sale, No Sale or Sold? According to a large real estate display add in the local community paper, The DuPont Current, 1509 Swann Street is still up for sale and it remains listed at $1,599,000. Quite a stocking stuffer.…
Washington Merry-Go-Round
“Who’s on First? What’s on Second?” It’s a feature of DC Superior Court, and perhaps with other jurisdictions for all we know, that judicial calendars rotate annually. Stick around these parts long enough and you get to see this play…
Paper Trail
Judge Brook Hedge’s Lasting Impact The dust has settled from last Wednesday’s jam packed status hearing. Judge Hedge ruled officially on five pending motions. Oral rulings in court parlance; there was no paper released on any of her decisions, so the…
The Murder Room
Why an Obscure Club May Hold the Key to Solving This Crime You could be forgiven some skepticism when first hearing about the Vidocq Society. “Cuisine and crime-solving,” reads their home page, going on to explain how the world’s greatest…
Cold Comfort
Plaintiffs Win the Day at Status Hearing Frigid weather and long, long lines greeted the Court Set at Moultrie on Wednesday morning. Jurors, attorneys, defendants, media and even judges braved the cold and stood in lines that snaked around the building,…