On September 16th the Center welcomed Irmas Fellow Jacqueline Klein to begin her work on The Family and Mental Health Law Project. Her project, funded generously by USC PILF and the Irmas Foundation, will be to work with Center clients with mental health disabilities. There is currently no program in Los Angeles that focuses on
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On Thursday, September 22nd the Harriett Buhai Center hosted its first “Happy Hour with a Twist” mixer. Old and new friends joined members of the Center’s staff and Board of Directors to learn more about the Center’s work and many ways to get involved. Guests enjoyed happy hour discounts and sipped martinis at the Sunset
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Looking for an easy way to support the Harriett Buahi Center for Family Law? Now everytime you use your Ralphs Rewards Card a portion of your purchase will be donated to the Harriett Buhai Center. It’s easy to enroll. Just download this letter and bring it with you next time you shop at Ralphs. Scan the
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The Center joined many prestigious legal organizations throughout California and the US in submitting an amicus brief in an important international human rights case involving the government’s duty to protect against domestic violence. The effort paid off in a precedent-setting decision by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The Commission’s decision in Gonzales vs. US
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The New York Times recently editorialized about an issue that is often overlooked, but is at the core of the Center’s mission: the “justice gap” that “falls heavily on the poor, particularly in overburdened state courts.” We welcome the Times shining a light on a problem that the Center has been battling for almost 30
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