Justice Blogs

Twenty-three years ago today, the Supreme Court decided Olmstead v. L.C. , a landmark case interpreting the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

In 2019, SODV created and launched this Initiative to strengthen expertise within the Office on the multifaceted issues surrounding the very serious national and local issue of intimate partner violence (IPV) and to allow these experts to serve as a resource within and outside the office. This Initiative is spearheaded by Felony 1 AUSA Ryan Creighton, who handles a hybrid caseload involving sexual and physical IPV cases and co-chairs certain IPV homicides and federal cases. AUSA Creighton also collaborates with community partners to develop new strategies to address IPV and serves as the Office’s point person for IPV-related community engagement and committees; legislative efforts; governmental, non-governmental, judicial, and office training; and other projects and outreach requiring expertise on IPV issues. Find more information about the DC justice system’s aid to victims here , and the Superior Court’s Domestic Violence Division here .

Today we mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s groundbreaking decision in Brown v. Board of Education , when the Court declared that “separate but equal” was no longer the law of the land. We mark this occasion by reflecting on the promise of Brown and on our unfinished work to deliver on that promise 67 years later.