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Legalese Homepage
This page contains links to the contents of Legalese - the newletter of the Office of General Counsel, the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, and a list of Council review provisions. This page also contains links to D.C. Register information,, and the D.C. Official Code.

D.C. HOME RULE ACT D.C. OFFICIAL CODE D.C. CODE UPDATE CHART D.C. REGISTER INFORMATION COUNCIL RULES COUNCIL REVIEW PROVISIONS

January 2005 - Vol. 11, No. 1
|| D.C. Appropriations Act, 2005|| 2004 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act || Litigation|| Council Period 16 Rule Changes||
|| Legislative Drafting Tips|| Counting Days for Council Review || D.C. Official Code Resources || Council 2/3rds Vote Requirement ||  OGC Attorney Assignments ||
March 2004 - Vol. 10, No. 1
|| D.C. Appropriations Act, 2004|| Litigation || Official Mail/Mass Mailings|| How To Make Sure Your Bill Clears Congress Before End of 2004||
|| End of Council Period 15 || Welcome Aboard || OGC Attorney Assignments ||  Dates to Remember ||
February 2003 - Vol. 9, No. 1
|| Message from the General Counsel|| Who We Are || Council Period 15 Rule Changes|| Federal Legislation|| Budget Summary|| History of Initiatives ||
|| Drafting Tips ||  Litigation || Council Legislative Review Chart|| Counting Days||  D.C. Official Code Resource Guide || Sunsets|| OGC Attorney Assignments ||
March 2002 - Vol. 8, No. 1
|| The Budget Process|| D.C. Official Code || Significant Federal Legislation|| Highlights of the D.C. Appropriations Act, 2002|| Litigation ||
|| End of Council Period XIV ||  Election Year Mailings || Council Review of Contracts|| Message from the General Counsel ||
October 2001 - Vol. 7, No. 2
|| Post-Control Board Changes || Federal CFO legislation || Local CFO legislation|| Subordinate Agencies|| Federal Tax Legislation|| The New D.C. Official Code ||
|| Litigation||Drafting Changes || New Effective Date Clauses ||  Attorney Assignments || Welcome Aboard|| New Address ||
January 2001 - Vol. 7, No. 1
|| End of Financial Authority || New Solid Waste Storage Requirements || Counting Days for Council Acts || D.C. Code ||
|| Litigation||Drafting Tips || Council Period XIV Rule Changes || Attorney Assignments || Editor ||
September 2000 - Vol. 6, No. 2
|| District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001 || Federal Legislation Impacting D.C. || Suspension of Financial Authority ||
|| Extension of Expedited Contract Review || Litigation - Two Reading Rule || Litigation - D.C. Voting Rights || Litigation - Cable Franchise ||
|| Prospective Mayoral Appointments ||Ethics Matters || End of Council Period XIII ||
|| Attorney Assignments || Welcome Aboard || Editors ||
February 2000 - Vol. 5, No. 1
|| District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000 || Federal Legislation Impacting D.C. || Counting Days for Expedited Contract Review ||
|| Litigation || D.C. Laws Scheduled to Expire (Sunset) || Deadline for Council Period XIII Acts ||
||Official Mail || End of Council Period XIII || Impact of Census on Election Wards || Attorney Assignments || Welcome Aboard ||
October 1999 - Vol. 5, No. 2
|| Counting Days for Contract Review || Council Review Chart || Council Review of Confirmation Resolutions ||
|| D.C. Laws Scheduled to Sunset || Significant Federal Legislation || Boards and Commissions Manual || D.C. Code News ||
|| Converting a Resolution into Emergency || Retroactive Legislation || Motions that Delay Consideration of a Measure ||
|| Special Legislation || The Actions Necessary to End a Control Year ||
|| Legislative Drafting || Litigation || Attorney Committee Assignments || Welcome Aboard and Farewell ||

January 1999 - Vol. 5, No. 1
||1999 D.C. Appropriations Act||Council Period XII Rule Changes||Litigation||Ethics Matters - Official Mail||
||Use of Resolutions|| ||Q & A Recent Legislation||D.C. Code News||
||Legislative Drafting||Attorney Assignments|| Welcome Aboard||Editors||
June 1998 - Vol. 4, No. 2
|| General Counsel's Message || Counting Days || Litigation || Ethics Matters - Hatch Act || Reminders ||
|| Congressional Legislation || D.C. Code Information ||For Your Information|| Deadline for 1998 Acts ||
|| End of Council Period XII || Upcoming Elections || Technical Amendments Bill || Farewell ||Editors||
February 1998 - Vol. 4, No. 1
|| 1998 Appropriations Act || Management Reform || Litigation || Ethics Matters - Gift Acceptance Authority of Councilmembers and District Employees || Reminders - Deadline for 1998 Acts, Upcoming Elections ||
|| Make a Note || Welcome Aboard || Editors ||
October 1997 - Vol. 3, No. 3
|| Revitalization Act || Litigation || Ethics Matters - Conflict of Interest, Attorney-Client Privilege ||
|| Reminders - Emergency Legislation || Term Limits || Farewells || Welcome Aboard || Editors ||
April 1997 - Vol. 3, No. 2
|| Chairman Clarke || Post-Employment Conflict of Interest || Litigation || Congressional Legislation ||
|| D.C. Code Info|| New Sec. 207 Council Procedures || Deadline for 1997 Enactment of Legislation || Editors ||
January 1997 - Vol. 3, No. 1
|| Legislative Privilege || Withdrawal of Legislation || Human Rights Act || Title 47 Enactment ||
|| Modifying Resolutions || Council Rule Changes || Farewell || Message from the General Counsel || Editors ||
September 1996 - Vol. 2, No. 1
|| Charter Schools || Litigation || 1997 Appropriations Act || Federal Bills pertaining to D.C. ||
|| End of Council Period XI || Council 2/3 Vote || D.C. Code Corrections || Editors ||
May 1996 - Vol. 1, No. 3
|| D.C. Appropriations Act, 1996 || Litigation || Welcome Aboard || Election Mailings || Deadline for 1996 Acts ||
|| New Emergency Effective Date Clause || Message from the General Counsel || Editors ||
December 1995 - Vol. 1, No. 2
|| Federal Laws pertaining to D.C. || FRMAA Changes || Due Process || Fiscal Impact Statements ||
|| Boards & Commissions Manual || Law Books Wanted || D.C. Code Update Chart || Farewell || Kudos ||
|| Message from the General Counsel || Editors ||
September 1995 - Vol. 1, No. 1
|| Message from the General Counsel || General Counsel's Staff || What We Do ||
|| FYI - Election Information, D.C. Code Update Chart || Counting Days || FRMAA Legislation ||
|| New Effective Date Clauses || Editors ||

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Office of the General Counsel
Council of the District of Columbia
Brian K. Flowers, General Counsel
Phone: (202) 724-8026
Facsimile: (202) 724-8129
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