John C. Brittain, a professor in the David A. Clarke School of Law at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), is being honored with the Thurgood Marshall Award. John C. BrittainThe award is given annually to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to civil rights and the principles of justice championed by Justice…
Ed note: This is the fourth article in a series. Read the first installment here, second here, and third here. Building on the momentum from last week’s discussion on crafting a dynamic digital presence and initiating pre-conference connections, this week’s continuation of “The Playbook Strategy” delves into the intricacies of mastering the art of conversation. …
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has dropped criminal charges against 31 people, including students and faculty members, among the protesters in antiwar demonstrations at Columbia University. Hamilton HallColumbia UniversityThe defendants appeared June 20 at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, where a prosecutor acknowledged the district attorney’s office lacked evidence to sufficiently prove cases against them. The…
Have you ever been in a bar with your buddies and agreed to something entirely insane only to regret it in the morning? And then you have that one friend who, for whatever reason, remains completely amped for that plan long after everyone else sobers up? The plan was rewriting the Second Amendment into an…
Canadian married couple/attorneys Nicholas Cartel and Singa Bui are in a dilly of a pickle since their firm’s trust account that holds their clients’ money has turned up light. Like millions of dollars short. As a result, they’ve both had their law licenses suspended (provisionally), their firm is shuttered, there’s a police investigation, lenders are…
(Photo by Ben Jackson/Getty Images for SiriusXM) Stephen K. Bannon Steve Bannon would like some of that two-tiered system of justice, please. The putrefying podcaster raced to the Supreme Court this morning after the DC Circuit shrugged off his petition to stay the jail sentence pending appeal. Bannon was convicted in July of 2022 of…
At the most basic level, the purpose of nonprofit marketing is to spread awareness of your mission and work. However, your public-facing communications should also make your organization recognizable in the community. That way, your marketing will lay a foundation for building trust with audience members, and this confidence will make them more likely to…
A New Era of Wi-Fi Connectivity The introduction of Wi-Fi 6E in 2021 also marked the introduction of the 6GHz band to the wireless spectrum, which meant a massive amount of additional bandwidth was now available to users. That new bandwidth can connect more users with more devices in tighter spaces with more access…
In a Monday letter, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to look into some payers’ coverage of contraceptives. The GAO is a nonpartisan agency that works for Congress and investigates how taxpayer dollars are spent. Under the Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law in 2010, most private health insurance…
Imagine you’re a busy donor checking your email on the way to lunch. You’ve just gotten out of a difficult meeting at work, and your personal inbox is crowded with promotional messages from brands you don’t remember signing up to receive emails from. You see a message from your favorite nonprofit and glance at the…