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US Settles Lawsuit Alleging Wrongful Deportation
United States Agrees to Settle Lawsuit Alleging Wrongful Deportation Washington D.C. – After more than two years of litigation, the U.S. government has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by Leonel Ruiz on behalf of his minor daughter, E.R. The suit alleged that in 2011, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a component of the […]
Read moreSandoval-Moshenberg Named IAP Director
The Legal Aid Justice Center is pleased to announce that attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg has been named director of the Legal Aid Justice Center’s Immigrant Advocacy Program (IAP). Since its creation in 1998, IAP’s attorneys and community organizers have educated Virginia immigrants about their rights and helped them protect their families’ well-being. Since joining the […]
Read moreHousing Discrimination Complaint Filed in Richmond
MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS FILE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT AGAINST CITY OF RICHMOND Families say the City’s code enforcement campaign is discriminatory, aims to shut down source of affordable housing. A group of more than thirty current and former mobile home park residents filed a fair housing complaint against the City of Richmond on Friday after […]
Read moreVirginia Tops Nation in Referring Students to Police
Today, the investigative journalism organization Center for Public Integrity released an investigative report analyzing U.S. Department of Education data that shows Virginia leads all states in referring students to law enforcement. At almost 16 referrals per 1,000 children, the rate is three times the national rate. The Center for Public Integrity’s report highlights a harmful […]
Read moreVictory for Bill to Limit Restraint & Seclusion!
The Legal Aid Justice Center was part of a coalition of 40 groups from across the state representing parents, children, students, advocates for people with disabilities, child abuse prevention advocates and legal advocates applauds the Virginia General Assembly for passing legislation that will limit the harmful use of seclusion and physical restraint in schools to emergency situations. The […]
Read moreMaking Eviction a Last Resort
In Partnership with LAJC and PHAR, CRHA Adopts Eviction Policy Changes Charlottesville, Va., January 20, 2015 – After more than two years of vigorous campaigning by residents and advocates, on January 14 the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) formally adopted extensive amendments to its eviction policy. The newly adopted policy includes the majority […]
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Amy Walters
Amy joined the Legal Aid Justice Center in the summer of 2014 to supervise University of Virginia School of Law clinic students in the health law clinic and the child advocacy clinic. She previously worked at Maryland Disability Law Center, where she joined the staff as a Skadden Fellow after clerking for U.S. Magistrate Judge […]
Read moreReport: Achievement Gap Widens
A new Report by the Legal Aid Justice Center finds that the achievement gap between low-income and other students has widened substantially since 2009 when the state slashed the education budget to address a short-term economic downturn. “A widening achievement gap is an alarming trend, suggesting that budget cuts may be having a disproportionately negative […]
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