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Carroll v Trump jury verdict is vindication for all the assault victims who weren’t believed

by Alison Bass | May 15, 2023 | Uncategorized

As a sexual assault survivor myself, I followed the Carroll vs Trump trial with great interest. Would a jury finally believe a sexual assault victim who didn’t scream or go to the police? When I was raped in London during my junior year abroad almost 50 years...

DMV data indicates that out of state drivers receive lion’s share of speeding tickets in DC

by Alison Bass | May 2, 2023 | Uncategorized

As you may recall, shortly after I moved to DC and before I had a chance to get my District license plates, I was slapped with two hefty speeding violations within two weeks while driving along the same stretch of road in NE Washington. Each were for $100. I...

Italy’s high-speed rail service is something the U.S. can and should aspire to

by Alison Bass | Apr 25, 2023 | Uncategorized

I just got back from a two-week trip to Italy, where a friend and I met up with my son and daughter-in-law (they’re spending the year in London on post-law and post-doc fellowships). We flew into Rome, spent a night catching up on our sleep, and then took a...

What is the DC Department of Motor Vehicles trying to hide behind a thicket of legalese?

by Alison Bass | Mar 29, 2023 | Uncategorized

As you may recall, I filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the District of Columbia’s Department of Motor Vehicles last November after receiving two photo-generated speeding violations on the same stretch of road in DC. I wanted to find out if the...

Despite Republican hyperbole, D.C. residents feel safer today than they did last year; so do I

by Alison Bass | Mar 10, 2023 | Uncategorized

I took the Metro to Macy’s in downtown D.C. yesterday on my way to meet a friend for dinner at my favorite Chinese restaurant. I didn’t find what I was looking for, but I did have a brief conversation with a young man who was camped out next to the...
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