Nativity
Today’s question of minimal consequence: Why do we say “Native Hawaiian” but “Alaska Native”? (See, e.g. 20 U.S.C. s 7265e.)
Author: dcdotnerd
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Stowaways
Got distracted while working today and came across a very useful piece of information: stowing away on a ship or aircraft is a federal crime. So, you know, don’t do it. That
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Missed opportunity
While a coworker has been on maternity leave, I’ve been doing the pre-publication review of agency rulemakings. It’s been fun. And sometimes there are really great errors. Like “diffuse a fight” instead
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Taxis
I’ve been pondering taxis all day, since I read about cab drivers protesting proposed legislation that will require them to have newer cars, etc etc. (Yes, the “etc etc” is because I
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Fines and imprisonment
As I’ve been skimming the DC Code, I’ve started keeping track of provisions that call for “a fine of no more than $387 or imprisonment for not longer than 14 days, or
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Over my…
DC Code § 7-201 (3) “Dead body” means a human body or such parts of such human body from the condition of which it may be reasonably concluded that death recently occurred.
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Too long for a tweet but oh so good
D.C. Code § 7-205 (d) When a birth occurs on a moving conveyance within the United States and the child is first removed from the conveyance in the District, the birth shall
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Laws of the Day
Some sections of the DC Code that caught my eye today: § 3-1104. Restriction on job training program combined with sprinkler installation program. Any job training programs chosen to be combined with