Published research, legislative testimony, federal filings, and public writing, all in service of the constitutional case for DC self-governance.
Capital Rights Lab testified before the DC Council Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety on strategies to protect DC self-governance following the 2025 federal requisition of MPD under Section 740 of the Home Rule Act. Two recommendations: firewall MPD's civilian intelligence infrastructure by transferring it to DCHSEMA; and pre-negotiate regional mutual aid continuity plans before the next emergency.
The constitutional limits of plenary power in the District of Columbia. This article proposes a Bifurcation Test that separates legitimate seat-of-government functions from unconstitutional municipal overreach, drawing on the District Clause, the Enclave Clause parallel, and the post-2022 SCOTUS framework.
Ward 3 donors receive six times the public match of Ward 8 donors. Fewer than 4% of registered voters participated. Replacing the 5-to-1 match with $50 democracy vouchers, modeled on Seattle's program, which tripled small-dollar contributions, would broaden DC's electorate and fund the Statehood Fund.
Three coordinated FOIA requests building the evidentiary record for constitutional challenges to federal overreach in DC, targeting the legal foundations of each agency's authority under the post-Loper Bright framework. Expedited processing requested. Responses pending.
H.R. 51 has passed the House twice. The Senate has never voted on it. Track co-sponsors, committee status, the Senate whip count, and the three paths to 60 votes.