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A Pivotal Reform to Protect Consumers: D.C.'s New Debt Collection Law
30 Dec 2021
Concerns Grow During Delay of Unemployment Benefits in DMV
Days after President Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package, people seeking unemployment benefits continued to wait for payments to be issued.
Days after President Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package, people seeking unemployment benefits continued to wait for payments to be issued.
14 May 2021
D.C. Council Weighs Allowing More Evictions
Landlords could file evictions against tenants over unpaid rent later this summer, depending on how the Council votes next week.
Landlords could file evictions against tenants over unpaid rent later this summer, depending on how the Council votes next week.
13 May 2021
Appeals Court Sides With D.C. To Authorize The City’s Ban On Eviction Filings
Tenants scored a victory in the D.C. Court of Appeals on Thursday.
Tenants scored a victory in the D.C. Court of Appeals on Thursday.
28 Jan 2021
Workers Report New Problems Claiming Unemployment in the District
A series of hearings this fall revealed the difficulties jobless workers have had accessing federal benefits, including long wait times to speak to the Department of Employment Services (DOES), and months-long waits for benefits.
A series of hearings this fall revealed the difficulties jobless workers have had accessing federal benefits, including long wait times to speak to the Department of Employment Services (DOES), and months-long waits for benefits.
Latest Blogs
31 Oct 2022
Low-income Homeowners May Face Preventable Foreclosures Unless the D.C. Council Acts
Fifty million dollars are available to save District homeowners from foreclosure. But unless the D.C. Council acts, many homeowners could be foreclosed on before the money has the chance to reach them. The D.C.
19 Oct 2022
Sidley Associate Mariah Hines Featured for DC Pro Bono Week 2022
DC Pro Bono Week 2022 is just around the corner, October 23-29!
18 Oct 2022
Statement on the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Scathing DC Housing Authority Audit
The recent report from the U.S.
11 Oct 2022
A New Website and a New Look for Legal Aid
I am thrilled to announce today the launch of the new LegalAidDC.org!
27 Sep 2022
Emergency Legislation Creating Services for Migrants Excludes Many of DC's Immigrant Residents from Homeless Services
On September 20, 2022, the DC Council approved the “Migrant Services and Supports Emergency Amendment Act of 2022.” The emergency legislation creates an
16 Sep 2022
The District Must Do Far Better than Mayor Bowser’s Migrant Services and Supports Emergency Act of 2022
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For months, the governors of Arizona and Texas have been busing migrants from the southwest border to the District to protest federal immigration policies that limit their ability to turn people away at the border. Just yesterday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott arranged for two buses of migrants to be dropped off outside of Vice President Kamala Harris’s residence in a publicity-seeking act of racism and xenophobia with callous disregard for the migrants’ human rights and dignity.
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13 May 2022
Courthouse Tour - 1/7/22
13 May 2022
2022 Servant of Justice Awards Dinner - Part 1
13 May 2022