Mountain State Justice

Mountain State Justice is a non-profit legal services firm serving low-income and marginalized West Virginians. [phone] for intakes!

[Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice]

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 [phone] ✨

[Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice]

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. 🌍✨

[Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice]

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. ✨🚍

[Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice]

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[Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice]

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”:

[Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice]

Today @ noon EST! Join MSJ and organizers from across the country to debrief and strategize post-Grants Pass. #housingnothandcuffs @homeless_law

[Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice]

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!

https://t.co/hy7vzyUFeY

[ACLU of WV @ACLU_WV]

In a 4:3 vote, the City of Morgantown just passed a cruel, impractical ban on people using tents, sleeping bags, and blankets in public to survive living on the streets.

While no city has successfully arrested its way out of homelessness, that won't stop Morgantown from trying.

[Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice]

FACTS

[Kyle Vass @WilliamKyleVass]

FACT CHECK: In @HoppyKercheval's latest, the commentator makes a series of claims about the City of Morgantown's proposed camping ban.

https://t.co/cgRTdKr4Jo

Having covered homelessness for years in WV, I've added much-needed context to his claims....

[Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice]

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.
https://t.co/x6VMJ11j49

[Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice]

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 🥹

[Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice]

“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
https://t.co/t5bNvSmUHm

[Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice]

“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
https://t.co/t5bNvSmUHm

[Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice]

“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

https://t.co/IRGicbC8sr

[Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice]

"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."
https://t.co/HiGgbtBr0m

[Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice]

📣 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.
https://t.co/6Zr3YllULQ

[Lori Kersey @LoriKerseyWV]

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. https://t.co/jKaodAUlgZ

[justice @JusticeHudson97]

Since Wheeling’s urban camping ban is back in the headlines, I want to reshare my story from April 28, 2024, talking about safety concerns.

“All, with a capital A-L-L, all of our women have been injured in some form or another,” Brossman said.

https://t.co/GbHSYS9C4S

[West Virginia Watch || bsky @westvirginiawatch.com @WV_Watch]

“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.
https://t.co/XZ0L9byiPK

[Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice]

@MorgantownGov Hey @JusticeHudson97, do camping bans work?

[Mountain State Justice @MtStateJustice]

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 https://t.co/3EKPD9g539

[Jesse Rabinowitz 🔥🌹@jesserbnwtz.bsky.social @jesserbnwtz]

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.