Kaitlin Bell

Could DC statehood expand female representation in Congress?

WASHINGTON — In 1971, Anne Anderson moved back to D.C. after living in the suburbs for a few years. One part of the moving process was registering...

WMATA says ridership is a main factor in which stations could close next year—turns out it’s more complicated than that

BY KAITLIN BELL, CAROLINA ORDEIX, MEGAN QUINN, AISHINA SHAFFER Kate Crotty doesn’t have a car. That wasn’t always a problem. ...

Parents and non-traditional teachers: Two peas in a pod

Not every family has the financial means to form a learning pod — a small, in-person class run by a hired teacher. Instead, many parents are...

Long-term BIA Pro Bono Project case ends with a victory

This piece was originally published on July 24, 2020, for the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. CLINIC’s BIA Pro Bono Appeals Project...

Practicing self-care with DVP

This piece was originally published on June 26, 2020, for the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. Across the world, the COVID-19 pandemic’s...

Rehabilitation with the arts

The Justice Arts Coalition unites art with restorative justice to provide a more rehabilitative approach to the justice system. Rehabilitative...

Just Mercy: Award-winning memoir to star-studded film

"Each one of us is worth more than the worst thing we've done." This quote is the basis of Bryan Stevenson's work as a human rights lawyer. After...

Successful election of women in Virginia creates partisan shift

100 years after women gained the right to vote, women in Virginia turned played a critical part in flipping Virginia's partisan majority. As of 2011,...