Alexia Massoud

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US Supreme Court Expands Jury Right for Prisoner Suits

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Alexia Massoud

The US Supreme Court sided with a Michigan prisoner seeking a jury trial on his claims against prison staff despite concerns that such cases could overwhelm federal and state courts. In a 5-4 ruling by Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday, the court said a jury-not a judge-must consider Kyle Richards' claim that Michigan corrections officer Thomas Perttu destroyed his complaints, making it impossible for Richards' to use the prison's grievance process.
Supreme Court Limits Habeas Filings Based on New Evidence

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Kimberly Robinson |Alexia Massoud

The US Supreme Court made it even harder for inmates to challenge their confinement. In a unanimous ruling by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, the court broadly interpreted what counts as a “second or successive” habeas petition. The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act sets a high bar for state prisoners bringing successive petitions in federal court. The high bar applies mid-appeal, which is when a trial court denies a filing but prior to an appellate ruling.
State Chief Justices Ask Congress to Keep Legal Services Funding

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Alexia Massoud

June 10, 2025, 5:22 PM UTC Photographer: Boonchai Wedmakawand/Getty Images Search by Topic37 state chief justices urge Congress to fund LSCRisk hobbling justice system, letter aguesMore than 30 state supreme court chief justices are urging Congress to protect the Legal Services Corporation funding following President Donald Trump’s proposed elimination of the independent agency in his fiscal 2026 budget proposal. “The promise of justice must be real to all who seek it.
Trump Plan to Ax Legal Aid a Conservative Aim That Targets Poor

3 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Alexia Massoud

President Donald Trump’s proposed elimination of the Legal Services Corporation, a longtime conservative goal, threatens representation of 6.4 million low-income people, supporters of the legal aid services funder said. The 2026 budget appendix requests $21 million for an “orderly closeout” of the LSC, which was established in 1974 to provide financial support for legal aid to low-income people in the US.
‘Fear in the air’: Student, local groups launch outreach to protect immigrant community

Feb 24, 2025 | gwhatchet.com | Rory Quealy |Alexia Massoud

GW student groups and community organizations launched training sessions and educational programs in the wake of President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration executive orders to support refugees and prepare for potential raids.
Music department community reports persistent Phillips Hall temperature irregularities

Jan 27, 2025 | gwhatchet.com | Alexia Massoud

Members of GW’s music program are continuing to report temperature fluctuations in Phillips Hall that have disrupted classes and damaged instruments amid a three-year HVAC overhaul in the building. Seven faculty, staff and students said the building’s basement, which houses Corcoran School of the Arts & Design’s music program, has faced temperature irregularities for years that range between 40 and 90 degrees and render instruments off-key.
Textile museum employees continue push for pay equity one year after union vote

Oct 6, 2024 | gwhatchet.com | Alexia Massoud

More than a year after employees at the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum voted to unionize, workers are pushing in ongoing contract negotiations for pay that accounts for D.C.’s cost of living and their educational qualifications.
“I am the store”: Terry Hall as a community hero

Sep 13, 2024 | planetforward.org | Alexia Massoud

On one side of a street in Congress Heights, a neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., is an abandoned grocery store residents once relied on. On the other side sits Terry Hall’s store, an attempt by the 66-year-old man to bring essential household items to the the city’s Ward 8, one of its chronically underserved areas.
The Well at Oxon Run is open for the 2024 season

Sep 11, 2024 | planetforward.org | Alexia Massoud

The Well at Oxon Run is a one-acre community farm and wellness space located in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Anacostia, a designated food desert. The farm is open for the 2024 growing season, which is expected to be the best yet, according to The Well’s farm manager. The farm’s growing season lasts from March to October, during which the space is open and hosts a plethora of health and wellness activities for the community, said Charles Rominiyi, The Well’s Program Manager.
Generational floods uncover dinosaur fossil in South Brazil

Aug 19, 2024 | brazilian.report | Brazilian politics |In English |Alexia Massoud

Society The dinosaur, estimated to be over 230 million years old, is among the oldest and most complete fossils of its kind ever found. 4 min read In the aftermath of the severe flooding that ravaged Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state, a remarkable discovery was made.