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General Assembly LAJC’s Priorities 2025
HOUSING: HB 2175 (Del. Clark) / SB 1136 (Sen. Boysko) Anti-Rent Gouging: Allowing localities to limit abusive rent increases for tenants. Supporting the Allies for… Read More
“The Quietest Legend” to Lead LAJC’s Board as its New President
We are thrilled to announce that Ted Howard has been elected by our Board of Directors as its new President! As the Washington Council of Lawyers noted when presenting Ted with a … Read More
Welcome Summer ’24 Interns!
LAJC has 11 law students from all over the country joining us for 10-week summer internships. They will be working with the community on issues… Read More
2024 General Assembly Wrap-up
The General Assembly completed its reconvened (“veto”) session last month, and we wanted to provide a more complete rundown of outcomes for our legislative priorities. Read More
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear LAJC Civil Rights Case
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the government’s appeal of our victory in Lackey v. Stinnie (formerly Stinnie v. Holcomb), putting civil rights enforcement and access… Read More
LAJC’s priorities at the end of the 2024 General Assembly Session
That’s a wrap! The 2024 Regular General Assembly Session officially ended on Friday, March 9. There were 3,594 bills introduced this session; 2,280 of those bills… Read More
Organizing School at LAJC
Last week, we joined with other members of the Richmond Transparency and Accountability Project (RTAP) to host their first “Organizing School,” a place for community… Read More
LAJC Priority Bills Update
We have reached the halfway point for the 2024 General Assembly Session. For the past month, LAJC and our community partners have been actively doing… Read More
“Virginians to State Leaders: Deliver Justice on Court Debt” Press Conference
Richmond, VA—Virginians with lived experience; elected officials including Delegates Price, Cousins, Jones, and Hernandez; Senator Williams-Graves; and advocates from the Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC),… Read More
The General Assembly Begins!
Today marks the start of the 2024 Virginia General Assembly Session, and we are excited for the chance to once again advocate alongside community partners,… Read More
