News

New Grant Awarded

LASEV is excited to announce that we have been selected by J-PAL North America, a regional office of MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, to partner with researchers to develop evidence-based strategies to better respond to the on-going evict...

The Importance of the Fair Housing Act

As we celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, it is important to note that while overall segregation in housing has only increased since its passage, the Act if properly enforced by advocates and courts, can be a powerful tool for fai...

Favorable Settlement in Bryant v. City of Norfolk Motion to Enforce brings change to Norfolk

In a collaborative resolution to Plaintiffs' Motion to Enforce the Settlement agreement in Bryant et al. v. City of Norfolk et al., a Fair Housing case brought against the City of Norfolk, NRHA and HUD by LASEV, Hogan Lovells and the Lawyers' Committ...

Court of Appeals Win

Congratulations to Legal Aid Staff Attorneys Brandon Ballard and Floyd Oliver on their recent win in Regginald Moore et al. v. Dominque Joe, in which the Virginia Court of Appeals upheld their client's right to raise her child, affirming a judge's di...