Getting Workers What They’re Owed
Note: Shortly after this report was published, DOLI acknowledged that the wage-claim data it had originally provided to LAJC was incomplete: DOLI did not disclose to LAJC any information about cases where the agency had ordered an employer to pay a fine or back wages but then failed to collect in full. DOLI has since […]
Read moreRally to Protect DREAMers!
Rally to Protect DREAMers!* On November 12th the Supreme Court will hear arguments that will determine the fate of our DACAmented immigrant community. Let’s make sure they hear from us! Join Legal Aid Justice Center, VACOLAO, and VACIR at 9am at 3rd and East Capitol Streets NE, and march to the Supreme Court to rally […]
Read moreReport on Disorderly Conduct Charges in Schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: October 23, 2019 Contact: Jeff Jones Director of Communications Legal Aid Justice Center jeff@justice4all.org (804)869-1040 NEW REPORT REVEALS HOW VIRGINIA’S DISORDERLY CONDUCT STATUTE IS DISPROPORTIONATELY APPLIED TO BLACK STUDENTS In the last three years, Black students made up approximately 22% of the school population in Virginia but averaged over 62% of […]
Read moreNew Immigration Clinic at GMU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: August 27, 2019 Media Contacts: Kathleen Corcoran kcorcoran6@gmu.edu (703)993-8332 Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg simon@justice4all.org (703) 778-3450 The Legal Aid Justice Center and George Masin University’s Antonin Scalia Law School Announce New Immigration Clinic Arlington, VA — The Legal Aid Justice Center (LACJ) today announced a new immigration litigation clinic at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia […]
Read moreGarcia-Diaz v. Libre by Nexus Complaint
Read the complaint here: Garcia-Diaz v. Libre by Nexus Complaint
Read moreVa AG Declines to Appeal Habitual Drunkard Decision
For Immediate Release LAJC Commends Attorney General Herring’s Decision Charlottesville, Virginia (August 2, 2019) – The Legal Aid Justice Center commends Attorney General Herring for his decision today accepting the Fourth Circuit’s ruling regarding invalidating Virginia’s “habitual drunkard” regime. “We look forward to working with Virginia to implement constructive programs to address homelessness and addiction in our state, […]
Read moreCoalition Advances Regulatory Ban on Prone Restraints in Va. Schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rachael Deane Legal Director, JustChildren Program, Legal Aid Justice Center 804-873-0783 | rachael@justice4all.org LAJC Applauds Virginia Board of Education Ban on Prone Restraints in Schools Richmond, Virginia (July 26, 2019) – The Legal Aid Justice Center applauds the Virginia Board of Education’s vote to ban prone (face-down) restraint, a life-threatening […]
Read more4th Circuit Strikes Down Habitual Drunkard Statute
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Elaine Poon, Managing Attorney 434-529-1816 elaine@justice4all.org FOURTH CIRCUIT STRIKES DOWN UNCONSTITUTIONAL “HABITUAL DRUNKARD” STATUTE CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, July 16, 2019 — Today in Manning v. Caldwell, the Fourth Circuit, sitting en banc, struck down Virginia’s statutory scheme that permitted the state to interdict and prosecute people as “habitual drunkards”—a practice that unjustly […]
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