A plain guide to the DC DUI process, from the traffic stop and field tests to the DMV hearing and criminal court, and why early legal help matters...
Know your rights during a traffic stop in DC and Maryland: what to say, when to stay silent, and how to respond if police ask to search your car...
Misdemeanor vs felony charges carry very different penalties, court processes, and record consequences in DC and Maryland. Here is what sets them apart...
Arrested in Washington DC? Learn how the District's no-cash-bail system works and how a judge decides whether you're released...
Criminal convictions can lead to deportation for non-citizens, significantly impacting their lives and futures. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) specifies multiple categories of offenses that...
Criminal convictions can lead to deportation for non-citizens, significantly impacting their lives and futures. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) specifies multiple categories of offenses that...
Stalking in the District of Columbia is a course of conduct directed at a specific individual:
With the intent to cause fear for his or her safety.
That the conduct would cause that individual to...
The Court found that the parties “shared a mutual residence” within the meaning of D.C.Code § 16–1001 (5B)(A). That limited relationship was enough, the Court ruled, to satisfy statutory...
The Intrafamily offense Act "Act" is a law that authorizes DC Superior Court Judges to issue Civil Protection Orders (CPOs). The Act is designed to give protection of the Court to persons harmed...