Mountain State Justice is a non-profit legal services firm serving low-income and marginalized West Virginians. (304) 344-3144 for intakes!
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Hi! MSJ is leaving this platform for greener (bluer?) pastures. You can find us over on B l u e s k y and T h r e a d s.
Hope to connect with you there! Or, as always, we’re an old-fashioned phone call away at (304) 344-3144 ✨
May Nelson Mandela's legacy challenge us to keep going, keep believing, and keep working for a more just world—even when it feels improbable. 🌍✨
Rosa Parks reminds us that courage doesn’t always look loud—but it is always powerful. Her fearless decision to do what was right helped change the course of history. May we carry that same bravery today: standing up, speaking out, and choosing justice even when it’s hard. ✨🚍
MSJ is currently accepting applications for legal interns for Summer 2026.
📷 Application Deadline: February 6, 2026
📷 Decisions Issued: No earlier than February 13, 2026
To apply, please email the following materials with the subject line “Intern/Extern Application”:
• Cover letter (include your interest and any location preferences)
• Resume
• Transcript (if available)
• Writing sample
📷 Send applications to: recruiting(at)msjlaw.org
Today @ noon EST! Join MSJ and organizers from across the country to debrief and strategize post-Grants Pass. #housingnothandcuffs @homeless_law
Do you rent in the Morgantown area?
MSJ and @justhousingwv are seeking feedback from tenants through this short 5-10 minute survey to inform our housing justice efforts in 2025!
forms.office.com/r/KQXpP54a1…
FACTS
FACT CHECK: In @HoppyKercheval's latest, the commentator makes a series of claims about the City of Morgantown's proposed camping ban.
wvmetronews.com/2024/08/26/m…
Having covered homelessness for years in WV, I've added much-needed context to his claims....
The quotes in this @mtnstspotlight piece are something else.
“My compassion has a limit,” [Delegate Bryan Ward] said," regarding the safety of one of the most vulnerable communities in West Virginia.
mountainstatespotlight.org/2…
Good luck but not goodbye to MSJ staff attorney and all-around gold medal human, Laura, as she heads off for her next adventure. Her kindness, her laughter, and her doggo, Barry, will be sorely missed 🥹
ALT The MSJ team stands on a deck in front of a railing overlooking the Monongahela river on a sunny day. Laura is in the middle in a red dress.
“The smartest lawyers in the country are...creating new legal theories and causes of action... if cities think that we’re done suing them to protect the rights of the most vulnerable people in our communities, they are sadly mistaken.” - MSJ @wvpublic
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“We’re just trying to get them to a point where they want to seek treatment and help and shelter.." - Morgantown City Councilor Louise Michaels
Yea, fining people who can't pay & sending them to jail doesn't do this, but DOES make it harder to get housed
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“My intention is not, was never, to criminalize homelessness,” [Morgantown City Councilor Louise Michaels] said.
But that is expressly what Councilor Michaels' sleeping ban does. @wvpublic
wvpublic.org/community-advoc…
"As of 2015 West Virginia juveniles were confined at a rate of 330 of every 100,000 children, a rate higher than any other state and more than double the national rate."
wvpublic.org/naacp-sues-stat…
📣 BREAKING 📣
The West Virginia State Conference of the @NAACP has filed suit in Kanawha County to remedy WV agencies' failure to collect data as required by law to improve the justice system for children and youth in the state.
mountainstatejustice.org/wp-…
Mountain State Justice retweeted
Went to Wheeling recently for an update on its camping ban, in light of the Grants Pass ruling. I couldn't stop thinking about the women staying in the city's one legal camping site. westvirginiawatch.com/2024/0…
Mountain State Justice retweeted
“My ex just destroyed everything I own yesterday." Earlier this year, Wheeling enacted a camping ban aimed at keeping homeless people from sleeping on its streets.The only exception to the law is a 70-yard area, reports @LoriKerseyWV.
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Not cool, right?
Join @MtStateJustice tonight for @MorgantownGov City Council's committee of the whole meeting to speak out against their proposal to jail people for sleeping outside.
We're gathering at 6:30p for the 7p meeting @ City Hall tinyurl.com/2tykr8vb
You know what else is #Weird ? That in the richest country in the world, over 650,000 experience homeless on any given night.
And instead of focusing on proven solutions like housing, elected officials and courts keep making it easier to throw folks in jail for sleeping outside.