Groups Oppose ‘Deal’ on Felony Larceny Threshold
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADVOCACY GROUPS OPPOSE BI-PARTISAN ‘DEAL’ ON FELONY LARCENY THRESHOLD Richmond, Va., February 13, 2018 — The organizations listed below support an increase in Virginia’s long-outdated felony larceny threshold but oppose the so-called bipartisan compromise announced last week that traded an increase in the threshold for passage of legislation enhancing the enforcement of […]
Read moreSettlement Reached in RVA Utilities Class Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Sylvia Cosby Jones, Esq., Managing Attorney Legal Aid Justice Center 804-521-7305 | sylvia@justice4all.org James Bowling, Esq., St. John, Bowling, Lawrence & Quagliana, LLP Counsel for the Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority 434-296-7138 | jmb@stlawva.com JOINT PRESS RELEASE: PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS REACH SETTLEMENT WITH RICHMOND REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY ON CLASS ACTION […]
Read moreRPD Agrees to Monthly Release of Policing Data
For Release on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 Contact: Jasmine Leeward, press@newvirginiamajority.org, (804) 250-6514 Wyatt Rolla, wyatt@justice4all.org, (434) 326-8545 RPD Agrees to Publicly Release Policing Data in Response to Pressure from Community Data to be rolled out monthly starting February 1 in an effort to strengthen police accountability RICHMOND, VA– After many months of grassroots organizing […]
Read more“Driving on Empty” Released
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Pat Levy-Lavelle Attorney, Legal Aid Justice Center 804-521-7308 | pat@justice4all.org New Report: Court Reforms Don’t Ease License Suspensions Commonwealth’s suspended drivers sentenced to 348,000 days in jail annually for driving while in default Richmond, Va., January 24, 2018—Nearly one million Virginia driver’s licenses remain suspended for unpaid court debt a year after […]
Read moreOur 2018 VA Legislative Priorities
Dear Friends of LAJC, The 2018 Virginia legislative session is underway! Session began Wednesday, January 10th, as the legislature worked to organize itself amidst many new faces and a new building: this year—and for at least three more sessions until a new building is completed—the General Assembly will complete much of its committee work […]
Read morePreserving Access to Education for Immigrant Students
CONTACT: Becky Wolozin Attorney, Legal Aid Justice Center 703-720-5606 | becky@justice4all.org Falls Church, Virginia (January 8, 2018) – In response to growing school enrollment barriers faced by immigrant students across Virginia, the Legal Aid Justice Center has released a practice guide, Dream Big: Education for Immigrant Students and Children of Immigrants. The guide clarifies the […]
Read moreDREAMers File Suit Seeking DACA Extension
On Tuesday, November 21, 2017, two immigrant youth from Virginia filed a lawsuit seeking to have their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) reinstated and extended for two years. Represented pro bono by the Legal Aid Justice Center and the law firm of Outten and Golden, they argue that the Trump Administration’s decision to deny […]
Read moreDACA, Dreamers & C’Ville
https://www.justice4all.org/2017/10/18/daca-dreamers-cville/
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