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Rationing Justice: The Effect of the Recession on Access to Justice in the District of Columbia (DCPI Research Link)District of Columbia Access to Justice Commission and the D.C. Consortium of Legal Services ProviderThe recession is decreasing the availability of legal services while the need is increasing. Virtually every source of funding for civil legal aid in the District has diminished over the last year. Programs report losing more than 25% in revenue and have shed approximately12.5% of their lawyers and nearly 40% of non-lawyer staff, including paralegals, social workers, case managers and administrative support. As a result of these staff cuts, thousands of District residents who need legal help did not get served.
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| Published by: DC Bar Foundation |
| Publication Year: 2009 | Availability: HTML |
Proposed new Criminal Rule (DCPI Research Link)Superior Court of DCThe District of Columbia Superior Court Rules Committee has recently completed a review of proposed amendments to Superior Court Rules of Criminal Procedure 1-60.
These amendments reflect changes made in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure from December 1, 2002 through December 1, 2006. After every rule is a comment that
details to what extent and where the rule might differ from the equivalent federal rule. The comments refer to the 2009 amendments as that year is the anticipated date that these
proposed rules will be approved and promulgated.
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| Published by: District of Columbia Courts |
| Publication Year: 2009 | Availability: HTML |
Additional Proposed Criminal Rules (DCPI Research Link)Superior Court of DCThe District of Columbia Superior Court Rules Committee completed a review of Superior Court Rules of Criminal Procedure 1-60. In addition to the Rules previously posted for the comment on the D.C. Courts’ website, the Rules Committee had reviewed and approved amendments to SCR Criminal 17.1, 26.1, 26.2, 26.3, 29.1 and 44-I. The Rules Committee will recommend approval of the changes to the Superior Court Board of Judges unless after consideration of comments from the Bar or the general public they are withdrawn or modified.
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| Published by: District of Columbia Courts |
| Publication Year: 2009 | Availability: HTML |
2009 DC Courts Annual Report State of Judiciary (DCPI Research Link)DC CourtsAnnual Report of the District of Columbuia Superior Court and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
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| Published by: District of Columbia Courts |
| Publication Year: 2009 | Availability: HTML |
2009 DC Courts Annual Report Stats (DCPI Research Link)DC CourtsAnnual Report of the District of Columbuia Superior Court and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
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| Published by: District of Columbia Courts |
| Publication Year: 2009 | Availability: HTML |
Protecting Gun Rights and Improving Gun Control after District of Columbia v. Heller (DCPI Research Link)Allen RostronThe Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, rejecting the narrow interpretation of the Second Amendment that most courts previously embraced, might seem to be a significant setback for gun control supporters and a major victory for gun rights advocates. Challenging that conventional wisdom, the author contends that Heller ultimately will help rather than hinder the push toward strong, sensible gun control laws. Justice Scalia 's opinion for the majority in Heller ultimately backs away from the most drastic implications of its reasoning and instead steers toward a more moderate approach under which virtually all existing gun laws should be upheld. Developments since Heller, including the continuing controversy over gun laws in the District of Columbia and the lower courts' reactions to a wave of post-Heller challenges to the constitutionality of various federal and state gun laws, suggest that the ultimate effects of the Supreme Court's decision in Heller will be far less dramatic than many initially expected. In the long run, the Heller decision's most important effect may be to reduce the intensity and bitterness of the nation's political and cultural debate over guns. By confirming that reasonable gun regulations will not lead to extreme measures like prohibition of all guns, Heller may turn out to be an important victory for both gun control and gun rights.
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| Published by: 13 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 383 |
| Publication Year: 2009 | Availability: HTML |
2008 Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Annual Report (DCPI Research Link)Criminal Justice Coordinating CouncilAnnual Report of the Criminal Justice Coordniating Council (CJCC)
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| Published by: Criminal Justice Coordniating Council |
| Publication Year: 2008 | Availability: HTML |
Community Guide to the Courts (DCPI Research Link)Council for Court Excellence.The Court Guide has been updated and is being published to serve two purposes: (1) to give practical information to the community involved or interested in the court system; and (2) to provide an educational supplement to those learning about the judicial branch of government. The content and orientation of this publication is in plain language in keeping with the Council for Court Excellence's commitment to increase public awareness about the courts, and to encourage greater public understanding and support for the justice system.
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| Published by: Council for Court Excellence |
| Publication Year: 2008 | Availability: HTML |
2008 Annual Report (DCPI Research Link)District of Columbia Access to Justice CommissionAnnual Report of the District of Columbia Access to Justice Commission. Report includes its Structure, Inititiatives, and Outreach and Work with District Organizations
| Publication Year: 2008 | Availability: HTML |
2008 Annual Report (DCPI Research Link)DC Bar FoundationFY 2008 provided terrific opportunities for growth at the District of Columbia Bar Foundation. Thanks to the District’s first ever, appropriation of public funds for civil, legal services in FY2007, over $3 million was strategically granted to the legal, services community. The result: providers brought in 31 new lawyers, opened legal services, offices in underserved neighborhoods, and launched a project to develop a model legal services interpreter bank. In FY2008, the Foundation launched a comprehensive effort to support providers in assessing the impact of their programs, both to strengthen programs and to provide insight into funding decisions.
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| Published by: DC Access to Justice |
| Publication Year: 2008 | Availability: HTML |
