April 22, 2024
by Charlie Kip
Access to Justice
Housing and Homelessness
Freedom and personal agency are some of the most lauded virtues and policy goals in the American culture. This post is neither going to address the broader philosophical/theological debate about free will nor if choice is an ontologically sound concept…
November 21, 2023
by Thomas Stanley-Becker
Access to Justice
Housing and Homelessness
About a quarter of Black babies and toddlers in rental housing face eviction every year, according to a new study, and children generally are disproportionately at risk.[1] The study’s finding that the Americans most at risk of eviction are babies and…
April 12, 2023
by Ruby L. Grace
Housing and Homelessness
In early January of 2023, D.C. swore in Brian Schwalb as its new Attorney General. Schwalb is replacing Karl Racine, who served for eight years and made a name for himself prosecuting shady landlords and property developers, creating a stronger consumer…
February 15, 2023
by Thomas Stanley-Becker
Housing and Homelessness
Rich, a 28-year-old man, has been homeless in Washington, D.C. for the past four years. He reports that he experienced discrimination based on his skin color and dreadlocked hair – and his homeless status. Rich reports that he had trouble obtaining…
January 30, 2023
by Theodoros Papazekos
Housing and Homelessness
It is not news that we are in the midst of a housing crisis.[1] According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the District of Columbia has an estimated shortage of about 27,000 affordable housing units.[2] About 50,000 families are on the District’s…
September 15, 2022
by Lindsey Zirkle
Access to Justice
Criminal Justice
Housing and Homelessness
Women experiencing homelessness are at an increased risk of becoming victims of sexual violence.[1] Such women are particularly vulnerable to multiple forms of interpersonal victimization, including sexual violence at the hands of acquaintances, strangers…