The official website of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals provides selected cases (opinions) here from mid-1998 to the present, together with monthly lists of MOJs (MOJ stands for 'Memorandum Opinion and Judgment') since September 1999. A keyword search facility is available.
Website publishing the official code of the District of Columbia, USA. This is the 2006 edition of the code with subsequent amendments included. The code text is provided by the District of Columbia in conjunction with Westlaw. Links to the Constitution for the District of Columbia are included in the service along with a free text search engine. You will need to use a browser with cookies enabled to access this site.
The Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC) is a voluntary bar association representing members of the Washington DC legal community. The site has information about the BADC including contact details for officers, sections and committees. News from the BADC is made available in their free online newsletter, Hearsay which is presented in PDF format on the site. There are also details of the BADC's campaign, Operation Crackdown that provides free legal representation to community groups to help them fight the problems of drug related crime.
The Council for Court Excellence (CCE) is a non-profit organisation based in Washington DC whose aim is to improve the administration of justice in the courts.The site has information about the staff, Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Council for Court Excellence. There is information about the work of the CCE along with related documentation covering areas such as children and the court system, child welfare system in the District of Columbia, jury reform and various court improvement projects. A selection of CCE publications are made available on the site in PDF format.
Website of the District of Columbia Bar which was established in 1972. The Bar provides services to its members and the public and has a role in upholding the integrity of the legal profession. The site provides information about the work of the Bar including details about sections, committees, Continuing Legal Education, the Lawyer Practice Assistance Program and the pro bono scheme. There are copies of annual reports, ethics opinions and summaries of disciplinary cases available back to 1979 which can be searched by name or date.
The Washington Lawyer is a monthly journal published by the District of Columbia Bar and made freely available on their website. The journal focuses on legal news from the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Bar and includes feature articles, letters, editorials and book reviews. The Washington Lawyer is made available in full-text in HTML with issues available back to the beginning of 2000. It is also possible to search all issues by keyword.
