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This D.C. court's rulings are making it harder to fight crime
Stuart Nash is a former D.C. Superior Court judge. He co-chairs the White Collar Crime and Government Investigations practice at Holland & Knight LLP.
As the president and D.C. government wrangle for control over the city's policing, a recent ruling by the District of Columbia's highest court is raising some eyebrows. The case demonstrates how another actor in the criminal justice system — the D.C. Court of Appeals — has become a substantial and underappreciated obstacle to reducing the city's high rate of violent crime, regardless of who has control of the police.
