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Fund Our Schools Statement on Governor’s Budget
Statement on Governor Northam’s Proposed Budget Governor Northam’s K-12 budget is being announced as a major $1.3 billion investment in our public schools. The proposed budget would direct state resources to needed staffing and services in Virginia public schools, yet it falls short of what it will take to fairly and adequately fund our schools […]
Read moreGetting 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 […]
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Danna Chavez Calvi
Danna joined Legal Aid Justice Center in 2019. Originally from Bolivia, she has lived majority of her life in Northern Virginia. During her undergraduate career at George Mason University, she served as External President of Mason DREAMers, a student organization that continues to foster a more inclusive environment for undocumented students through education and advocacy. […]
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Victoria Horrock
Victoria joined LAJC in 2018 as an attorney in the Economic Justice Program. Previously, she was the Co-Director of New Hampshire Legal Assistance’s Fair Housing Project. In that role she primarily represented low income victims of housing discrimination, conducted training on fair housing law, and advocated for strengthening non-discrimination protections before the state legislature. Victoria […]
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 […]
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Miriam Torian
Miriam Torian joined Legal Aid Justice Center in 2019 as the Managing Attorney for the Richmond office, which also serves the Petersburg area. She is part of the Economic Justice Program working primarily within the public benefits practice. She also promotes pro bono and volunteer opportunities and builds relationships with potential partners. Prior to joining […]
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 […]
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