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Sep 15, 2008   ACLU of Texas, MALDEF File Suit to Stop Farmers Branch Newest Anti-Immigrant Ordinance

Friday, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Immigrants’ Rights Project, and the ACLU of Texas filed a complaint in federal court, alleging that Farmers Branch Ordinance 2952 violates the U.S. Constitution and federal and state statutes. Ordinance 2952, which requires all renters in Farmers Branch to register their presence with the City and obtain an occupancy license, is the City’s third effort to restrict residency in Farmers Branch.

Aug 30, 2008   Civil Rights Groups Call On Congress To Assist Homeowners In Its Economic Recovery Package

Today, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), National Council of La Raza (NCLR) and League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) joined with national civil rights organizations from the Asian Pacific American and African American communities in a letter to leadership in the United States House of Representatives and Senate.

Aug 28, 2008   Latino Community Mourns The Loss Of Dionicio Morales, Arizona Native And Civil Rights Leader

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the nation’s leading Latino legal organization, joins the nation and Latinos everywhere in mourning the loss of Dionicio Morales, a beloved leader of the Latino civil rights movement.

Aug 8, 2008   Court Blocks Local Arizona Anti-Solicitation Law

The U.S District Court of Arizona today blocked the town of Cave Creek, Arizona from enforcing an anti-solicitation ordinance that infringes on the free speech rights of day laborers in that town.

Jul 25, 2008   Major Ruling in Case for Texas English Language Learner Students

In the most comprehensive legal decision concerning the civil rights of English language learners in the last 25 years, U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice ruled today that Texas is failing to overcome language barriers for tens of thousands of Latino students in secondary programs.

Jul 24, 2008   MALDEF Apoya Fuertemente La Introducción Del “Acta de 2008 Para El Fortalecimiento De Las Comunidades A Través De La Educación Y La Integración”

Hoy, el Fondo Mexicano Americano para la Defensa Legal y la Educación (MALDEF), la organización de defensa legal líder de los latinos, celebró la introducción del “Acta de 2008 para el Fortalecimiento de las Comunidades a través de la educación y la integración”; introducida por la senadora Hillary Clinton (D-NY) y el representante Mike Honda (D-CA), respaldada por la representante Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) y representante Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX).

Jul 24, 2008   MALDEF Strongly Supports Introduction of 'Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act of 2008’

Today, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the nation’s leading Latino civil rights organization, welcomed the introduction of the “Strengthening Communities through Education and Integration Act of 2008.”

Jul 16, 2008   Sheriff Arpaio Sued Over Racial Profiling of Latinos In Maricopa County

Today, five individuals and Somos America, a Latino community-based coalition, sued Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office (MCSO) and Maricopa County, charging that they or their members were unlawfully stopped and mistreated by law enforcement because they are Latino.

Jul 1, 2008   MALDEF Calls on U.S. Attorney General Mukasey To Initiate Federal Civil Rights Investigation Into Brutal Beating Death Of Mexican Immigrant

In response to the brutal murder of Luis Ramirez, a Mexican immigrant who was beaten to death by up to six white teenagers last weekend, MALDEF is calling upon the United States Department of Justice to open a federal civil rights investigation and to send civil rights monitors to Shenandoah, Pennsylvania.

May 30, 2008   Federal Court Upholds Constitutionality Of The Voting Rights Act

Today, a three-judge federal district court rejected an attack on the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit against the Act was brought by a municipal utility district in Austin, Texas, that asked the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. to declare that certain provisions of the Voting Rights Act no longer applied to the district or that the Act should be ruled unconstitutional.

May 28, 2008   MALDEF, ACLU Win Permanent Injunction Of Farmers Branch Anti-Immigrant Ordinance

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas (ACLU) and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) succeeded in invalidating Ordinance 2903, an anti-immigrant ordinance enacted by Farmers Branch, Texas.

May 1, 2008   May Day Plaintiffs And Attorneys Call For Action At One-Year Anniversary Of Police Assaults

Today, attorneys and plaintiffs from the May Day class-action lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) held a press conference to mark the one-year anniversary of the police assaults against peaceful families who marched in support of comprehensive immigration reform last year.

Apr 28, 2008   U.S. Supreme Court Fails America Voters With Indiana Voter ID Case Decision

Today, the Supreme Court issued a decision upholding a state law in Indiana requiring voters to present photo identification at the polls on Election Day.

Apr 17, 2008   National, Local Civil Rights Groups Join MALDEF in Court Filing Against Hazleton Ordinance

Today, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the nation’s leading Latino civil rights organization, filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in an appeal of last year’s federal court decision that struck down Hazleton, Pennsylvania’s anti-immigrant ordinances. MALDEF was joined in their effort by 25 national civil rights and Pennsylvania-based Latino and immigrant advocacy organizations.

Apr 9, 2008   MALDEF, ACLU and Otero County Sheriff's Department Resolve Civil Rights Suit

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) strongly supports a state judge’s decision to permanently block two anti-immigration ordinances in Valley Park, Missouri. Last year, a coalition of private lawyers, law schools and civil rights organizations, including MALDEF, filed suit against the City on behalf of a group of residents, business owners, and a fair housing agency claiming that the ordinances violated federal law and fair housing protections.

Apr 3, 2008   Court Rejects Maricopa Community College District's Motion To End Lawsuit

Monday, the United States District Court for Arizona denied a motion filed by the Maricopa County Community College District, its Chancellor and Governing Board (MCCCD) to end a class action lawsuit brought against them by Latino employees. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), which represents the plaintiffs in the case, urged the federal court to deny the motion because there was sufficient evidence to show that MCCCD failed to remedy a hostile work environment at the District.

Feb 2, 2008   Appellate Court Affirms Jury Verdict Against Vigilante Rancher Who Attacked U.S. Citizens On Arizona Border

– This week, the Arizona Court of Appeals denied the appeal of border vigilante Roger Barnett who was found liable by a jury after assaulting a family of Latino U.S. citizens while they were hunting on state land in southern Arizona. MALDEF, which represents the plaintiffs in the appeal, urged the appellate court to reject Barnett's request for a new trial and argued that the jury had rightfully found Barnett at fault for his vicious attack upon the family.

Jan 16, 2008   Texas Withdraws Discriminatory Attorney General Opinion in the Face of MALDEF Lawsuit

One week after six Gulf War veterans asked a federal court to temporarily halt the State of Texas’s exclusion of certain veterans from receiving college tuition exemptions available under the Hazlewood Act, the Attorney General Greg Abbott withdrew his Opinions restricting the Hazlewood program.

Dec 5, 2007   MALDEF Argues Before Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals To Protect Historic Desegregation Provisions in Texas School Districts

Today, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the nation’s leading Latino legal organization, presented its argument on behalf of LULAC and the GI Forum before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to defend the statewide school desegregation decree and ensure that public school desegregation efforts are not impeded.

Dec 3, 2007   MALDEF Intervenes on Behalf of LULAC and GI Forum to Protect Desegregation Provisions in Texas School Districts

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the nation’s leading Latino legal organization, will intervene on behalf of LULAC and the GI Forum to uphold transfer provisions for Texas school districts in order to ensure that desegregation efforts are not impeded.

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