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• Resource Testimonies/Comments

  Testimony: School Safety Act of 2018

  Children’s Law Center attorney Aubrey Edwards-Luce recently testified about the School Safety Act of 2018. We are testifying about this legislation because the attorneys, social…

  November 1, 2018

• Resource Testimonies/Comments

  Testimony: District of Columbia Auditor’s Report, “Housing Code Enforcement: A Case Study of Dahlgreen Courts”

  Children’s Law Center attorney Anne Cunningham recently testified at a hearing focused on District of Columbia Auditor’s Report, “Housing Code Enforcement: A Case Study of…

  October 31, 2018

• Resource Testimonies/Comments

  Testimony: Youth Exiting with Support Amendment Act of 2018

  Children’s Law Center attorney Aubrey Edwards-Luce recently testified about the Youth Exiting with Support Amendment Act of 2018. This legislation focuses on the supports youth…

  October 22, 2018

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  Student Fair Access to School Amendment Act of 2018

  This new law helps ensure children with disabilities, children of color, and children in the foster care system will no longer be marginalized by being…

• Resource Fact Sheets

  Student Fair Access to School Amendment Act of 2018

  In the summer of 2018, the District of Columbia enacted uniform school discipline reforms applying to both DC Public School (DCPS) and public charter schools—the…

• Resource Practice Kits

  Practice Kit 15: Domestic Violence

  Created September 2018. This practice kit is intended as a guide for lawyers who are working with families affected by domestic violence.  In particular, this…

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  DC Pro Bono Week: Medical-Legal Partnership Site Visit 2018

  The last person that a parent expects to see at the pediatrician’s office is a lawyer. However, medical-legal partnerships help families obtain the legal services…

• Resource Testimonies/Comments

  Comment: Engaging Incarcerated Parents Policy, Business Process, and Tip Sheets

  Children’s Law Center recently shared its comments with CFSA about its Engaging Incarcerated Parents Policy, Business Process, and Tip Sheets. We’re offering the following comments…

  August 22, 2018

• Resource Fact Sheets

  Changes to the Law on Expert Witnesses

  In 2016, the D.C. Court of Appeals issued Motorola Inc. v. Murray, changing the legal standard in D.C. for qualifying expert witnesses. This fact sheet…

• Resource Testimonies/Comments

  Comment: Program – Missing and Absconded Children & Business Process: Missing and Absconded Children

  Children’s Law Center recently shared its comments with CFSA about its programs related to Missing and Absconded Children and Business Process: Missing and Absconded Children.…

  July 27, 2018