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Congratulations to Bet Tzedek co-founder Luis Lainer on receiving the Los Angeles Urban League’s John W. Mack Lifetime Achievement Award at their “Enduring Legacies” dinner on April 25, 2012. Pictured […]

Issues of proper care and the legal rights of dementia patients have been increasingly in the news. Having had significant success in other parts of California with similar educational presentations, […]

Bet Tzedek extends a hearty congratulations to volunteer Ruth Kahn for being recognized as a California Attorney of the Year. The details, courtesy of her firm’s newsletter: “Steptoe & Johnson […]

Bet Tzedek filed a lawsuit yesterday, March 5, against a property management company that has instituted a new policy requiring all of its tenants to pay their rent on-line unless […]

It’s been a long road, but Abigail and Marvin – with the help of Bet Tzedek –  have finally seen victory! The family had been renting a converted garage since […]

Bet Tzedek’s Nursing Home and Assisted Living Advocacy Project attorney, Jody Spiegel is the co-chair of the Assisted Living Consumer Alliance’s (ALCA) Education Committee. She has now helped organize a […]

Thanks to the work of hundreds of transgender activists, advocates, and allies from around California, a new law removes the strict requirement that a person has to prove that they […]

Attorney Janet Morris, Director of the Family Caregiver Project for Bet Tzedek, has recently been appointed to California Olmstead Advisory Committee.  In the letter of appointment, Ms. Morris was recognized […]

February 1, 2012 – Bet Tzedek announced that, in a decisive win for more than a hundred Inland Empire California warehouse workers who load Walmart goods in Inland Empire warehouses, […]

Bet Tzedek wishes to thank the over 1,100 guests who attended the Dinner Gala 2012 honoring: Gary D, Roberts, 2012 Luis Lainer Founder’s Award recipient. Gary is a past Bet […]

Thanks to all of you who made our “Law, Justice, and the Holocaust” symposium such a wonderful success. Over 250 people were in attendance to hear keynote speaker, Dr. William […]

LAW, JUSTICE AND THE HOLOCAUST (SOLD OUT !!! – Thank you) In the period leading up to World War II, the Nazi regime used the German legal system to strip […]