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VPLC and Community Partners Bring Tenant Town Halls Across Virginia

Virginia renters are facing rising housing costs, eviction concerns, maintenance issues, and major changes in housing laws.

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Give People Access to Virginia Courts

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By James W. (Jay) Speer, Esq.

Courts Should Be Instruments of Progress, Not Weapons of Oppression

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VPLC Joins National Coalition Defending FTC Independence

VPLC is among 40 consumer, privacy, and competition organizations filing an amicus brief in Slaughter v. Trump, supporting Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in the challenge to her attempted removal by the President.  

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Unreasonable: Attorney Fees Deepen Housing Instability

A new report shows inflated attorney fees in Virginia eviction cases are pushing families deeper into debt and worsening the state’s housing crisis.

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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By Susheela Varky, Esq.

Is Coercive Control Domestic Violence?

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A Tradition Continues: ASC 2026 Registration Opens

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By Ezra Halstead

Since its earliest days, VPLC has believed that a stronger legal aid community leads to greater access to justice. That belief took shape in November 1979, when VPLC hosted the first Annual Statewide Legal Aid Conference (ASC) in Skyland, Virginia, just fifteen months after the organization was founded.

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VPLC Joins 2026 Interfaith Justice Revival Tour Across Southwest Virginia

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By Ezra Halstead
For the second year in a row, Virginia Poverty Law Center is proud to once again partner with the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP) and the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP for the 2026 Interfaith Justice Revival […]
Poster for the Interfaith Justice Revival, July 28-31, 2026, in Virginia, featuring faith leaders discussing the link between faith and justice.
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