The Washington Inquisitor
D.C. Superior Court
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D.C. man sentenced to 25 years for 2020 H Street arson spree that killed a sleeping man
D’Aundrey Scott, 32, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and arson, set two men on fire on H Street NE in May 2020, killing Darryl Finney, 62, prosecutors said. U.S. Attorney Jeanine…
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Third lawyer’s exit threatens to delay a five-year-old D.C. murder case as the public defender agency cites attrition
A Superior Court homicide trial set for Nov. 2 may be postponed a third time because another Public Defender Service lawyer is leaving. PDS has told Congress its attrition “rose steeply” after…
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Washington marries at the fourth-highest rate in the nation. The fine print explains why.
The District recorded 10.1 marriages per 1,000 residents in 2024, behind only Nevada, Utah and Hawaii. Weddings are counted where they happen, and D.C. law lets the Mayor, any Council member or…