Media Center
Read news, blogs, case victories, client stories, and more.
For all press inquiries, please contact: media@legalaiddc.org
Latest News from Legal Aid
Client Spotlight: Beating the Odds with Help from Pro Bono Team
Legal Aid DC Submits Comments Defending Public Service Loan Forgiveness in Face of Executive Order Proposing Unlawful Changes
Legal Aid DC submitted comments to the Department of Education raising serious concerns about the legality of possible changes to the PSLF program.
2025 Servant of Justice Awards Dinner Raises $2 Million
The 35th Servant of Justice Awards Dinner honored Karen Dunn and Ben Wilson, bringing together some 750 attendees on April 29.
Legal Aid DC Names DC Resource Bridge Leadership, Staff
The program's new leadership and staff will bring a wealth of experience as the DC Resource Bridge expands in the coming months.
Client Spotlight: Holding a Landlord Accountable
Shakira Butler and her Legal Aid attorney pushed for repairs in her building and won nearly $100,000 for eviction defense work.
Access to Justice in DC
DC's Access to Justice Initiative is a critical part of ensuring that low-income residents can get the legal help they need.
Legal Aid DC in the Media
12 Feb 2025
D.C. mayor proposes permanent rollback of pandemic-era housing protections
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser said the legislation is an attempt to support affordable housing providers who are in crisis mode over unpaid rent. Tenant advocates are worried.
29 Jan 2025
What the Trump administration means for people experiencing homelessness
A move away from housing first solutions for homelessness. Further criminalization of sleeping outdoors. Cuts to housing programs. These are some of the changes advocates and people experiencing homelessness worry could be on the horizon as President Trump moves back into the White House, backed by a Republican-controlled Congress
01 Jan 2025
How Can D.C. Make Life Harder for Landlords Like Sam Razjooyan? The City Has the Tools, But It's Not Using Them.
Lawmakers, attorneys, and activists think the city government should be better at policing landlords who force tenants to live in squalid conditions.
28 Nov 2024
Young migrants fear Trump's mass deportation plans
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to deport millions of people once he enters office. Many so-called Dreamers, people who were brought to America illegally as children but were later granted protection, are now scared they too will have to leave.
01 Oct 2024
The Council Passed Eviction Reform to Aid Affordable Apartment Owners. Will This Bill Really Help?
At the urging of landlords, the Council undid provisions barring evictions while tenants await the resolution of rental assistance applications. But there are big doubts that it will really make a difference.
30 Sep 2024