Budget Includes Big Wins for Low-Income Virginians
Nearly three months after the close of the 2018 General Assembly Regular Session, Governor Northam signed the 2018-2020 biennial budget bill, which most notably included the necessary framework for the Commonwealth to expand its Medicaid program in order to cover nearly 400,000 currently uninsured low-income Virginians. The Medicaid Expansion advocacy effort has spanned 5 years, […]
Read moreLAJC Celebrates School Discipline Reform Legislation
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Read morePretrial Brief Filed in Fluvanna Contempt Case
Today, the Legal Aid Justice Center and its pro bono partners, WileyRein LLP, Kelly & Crandall and Consumer Litigation Associates file a Pretrial brief in support of their Motion to Show Cause Why the Defendants Should Not Be Held in Contempt for their ongoing failure to provide adequate medical care at the Fluvanna Correctional Center […]
Read moreRally at U.S. Customs and Border Protection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Edgar Aranda-Yanoc edgar@justice4all.org Legal Aid Justice Center will hold a rally demanding justice for Claudia Patricia Gómez González, and the end of the practice of separating children from their parents at the headquarters of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NEW, at 11am on Wednesday, May 30th. On May […]
Read moreCourt Rules on Suspension of Driver’s Licenses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Tim Wallace 434-529-1853 twallace@justice4all.org May 23, 2018 – Today a divided panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in Stinnie v. Holcomb, a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Virginia’s statutes automatically suspending driver’s licenses for failure to pay court costs and fines. In a 2 to 1 decision, […]
Read moreExecutive Director Mary Bauer to Step Down
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tim Wallace, Director of Development 434-529-1853 twallace@justice4all.org LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER’S MARY BAUER TO STEP DOWN; ORGANIZATION SEEKS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Charlottesville, Va., April 27, 2018 — Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC) Executive Director Mary Bauer has announced plans to step down as Executive Director in mid-summer 2018. Bauer became Executive […]
Read moreCourt green-lights lawsuit challenging ICE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hallie Ryan Managing Attorney, Legal Aid Justice Center 703.226.3426 A federal court has given the green light to a lawsuit challenging ICE’s use of warrantless home invasions and vehicle stops, denying the government’s Motion to Dismiss and allowing the lawsuit to continue into discovery. This is one of the first rulings […]
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