Notable Cases and Media
Reporters call when a case raises a question nobody has answered yet. Since December 2024, Law360 has followed the fight over how the District licenses cannabis retailers and shuts them down. This office has been in that litigation the whole way, in federal court and in front of D.C. regulators.
Federal Court
United States District Court for the District of Columbia 1:25-cv-02458 Hon. Judge Trevor N. McFadden
United States District Court for the District of Columbia 1:24-cv-03164 Hon. Judge Ana C. Reyes
DC Superior Court Cases
D.C. Superior Court - Criminal Division 2025-CF2-010533 Hon. Judge Deborah J. Israel
D.C. Superior Court - Criminal Division 2020-CF2-009434 Hon. Judge Michael O'Keefe
D.C. Superior Court - Criminal Division 2019-CF2-013401 Hon. Julie H. Becker
DC Regulatory Matters
Case No.: 25-PRO-00053
Case No.: 24-PRO-00073
Case No. 2024-DLCP-00949
Court Appearances
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia - Civil Division
D.C. Superior Court - Civil Division
D.C. Superior Court - Civil Division (Real Property)
D.C. Superior Court - Criminal Division
D.C. Superior Court- Landlord Tenant
D.C. Superior Court - Probate Division
D.C. Office of Administrative Hearings
ABCA Board Hearings
Quoted in Law360
Cannabis Shops Ask DC Judge To Halt Store Shutdowns — Law360, December 12, 2024. Whitley walked Law360 through the coalition's argument by email, including the position that district regulators cannot hand out financial penalties without a jury trial.
DC Judge Doubts Standing Of Cannabis Shops Alliance — Law360, April 17, 2026. Reporting from the standing argument before Judge Ana C. Reyes in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Federal Court Tosses Challenge To DC Cannabinoid Rule — Law360, October 8, 2025. Coverage of the District's preemption position on unlicensed cannabis sales and the response to it.
More Law360 coverage of matters this office has appeared in: Cannabis Shop Alliance Decides To Drop Suit In DC (May 11, 2026), Closed Pot Shops Can't Stop Future Enforcement, DC Argues (October 16, 2025), CBD Store Sues DC Officials Over Cannabinoid Policy (July 31, 2025), and Pot Co. Alliance Adds Class Claims To DC Dispensaries Suits (February 18, 2025). Law360 also keeps a profile page for the firm and a docket page for Alliance of Legal Cannabis Entities-DC LLC v. Power. Law360 is a subscription publication, so a subscription is needed to read the full text.
Elsewhere
Stay Legal Podcast with Attorney Justin Camper. Jacobie sits on a recurring panel of Black lawyers who take apart the legal stories people are actually arguing about. Episodes run on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
LegalMatch for Attorneys. A short interview about starting a practice from nothing and keeping client intake alive through the pandemic.
Sharkpreneur with Seth Greene and Kevin Harrington. A conversation about where immigration, estate, and real estate work were heading.