Archive for June 15th, 2012 June 15, 2012 A Step in the Right Direction Posted by socialmedia@lafla.org under Immigration Law On Friday, the Obama Administration announced it would no longer deport young undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children, have lived here for five o...

Posts Tagged US Census Bureau Report Documenting the Justice Gap Monday, October 19th, 2009 According to the U.S. Census Bureau s annual report, between 2007 and 2008, 2.6 million more people fell below the poverty line as the poverty rate rose from 12.5 percent to 13.2 percent. In 2008, almost 10...

Posts Tagged AB 590 AB590 Passage Ensures Equal Justice Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Equal Justice under Law: California took one more step as the vanguard in making this promise a reality. On October 15, Governor Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 590 into law creating the Sargent Shriver Civil Co...

Posts Tagged employment law Safety Net Fraying for Poor Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 According to a recent New York Times article Safety Net Is Fraying for the Very Poor, the recession is expected to raise poverty rates. In June, employers cut 467,000 jobs, bringing the national unemployment rate to 9.5...

Archive for June 13th, 2012 June 13, 2012 Who Needs Sleep? Thoughts on Community Resilience and Mothering Posted by socialmedia@lafla.org under API, Family Law For the past 12 years, I have worked with immigrant women who have survived domestic violence, rape, human trafficking, and sexual exploitat...