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 D.C. police set up checkpoints in Trinidad, despite lawsuitAfter a string of shootings over the weekend, the D.C. Police department has reinstituted checkpoints around the violence-plagued Trinidad neighborhood despite being embroiled in a legal battle over the constitutionality of such Neighborhood Safety Zones.
Trial set in Metro prostitution case
One of the two Metro employees arrested in a prostitution sting is scheduled to stand trial next month.
District Heights mayor avoids criminal charges
District Heights Mayor James Walls has completed a court-sanctioned program after his arrest in a D.C. police prostitution sting and he no longer faces charges.
Former nonprofit head convicted of overcharging DC
The head of a now-defunct nonprofit aimed at helping senior citizens has been convicted of overcharging the city for meals and services and ordered to repay the city $60,000.
Court orders comparison of cases involving expert witness
An appeals court has ordered prosecutors and defense attorneys to compare the conviction of a D.C. woman in the death of a 2-year-old girl with a conviction that was overturned in Wisconsin last month because an expert witness lied.  Metro manager accused of prostitution agrees to life skills, education programThe Metro station manager accused of running a prostitution ring out of the Dupont Circle station is avoiding criminal charges by signing up for a program that teaches life skills — including entrepreneurship — and provides therapy to prostitutes.
Reinstated cops to sue D.C. for $140M
Nearly two dozen D.C. police officers who were fired for misconduct but were reinstated after a court found the police department violated their due process rights are suing the city for a total of $140 million, according to court documents.
Defense in child’s slaying urges court to scrutinize expert witness
The defense team for a D.C. woman convicted in the brutal slaying of a 2-year-old girl urged an appellate panel Wednesday to compare their client’s case with a Wisconsin murder conviction that was tossed because an expert witness lied.
Warrants out for no-show jurors
The D.C. Superior Court's chief judge has issued bench warrants for almost 100 people who failed to show up for jury duty and did not appear before him to explain why. |
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