Feb 4, 2026 | News Releases, Voting Rights
LOS ANGELES– A Latino civil rights group is seeking Supreme Court review in two separate cases challenging voting rights restrictions in Texas and Arkansas under a section of the federal Voting Rights Act, according to petitions filed with the court last week. MALDEF...
Jan 16, 2026 | Court Cases Education, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
Richmond, VA – A Latino civil rights organization filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit seeking to eliminate regular tuition for students without lawful immigration status in Virginia, according to papers filed in federal court Thursday. MALDEF (Mexican...
Dec 4, 2025 | News Releases, Voting Rights
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday granted a stay of a district court order that had blocked Texas’ mid-decade congressional redistricting plan, clearing the way for the new map to be used in the 2026 elections. The ruling comes in MALDEF’s challenge to...
Nov 20, 2025 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
PHOENIX – A Latino civil rights organization is appealing a district court decision to compel arbitration in a class-action lawsuit against a Texas credit union. The lawsuit challenged GECU Federal Credit Union’s (GECU) policy of unlawfully refusing to consider loans...
Nov 20, 2025 | Court Cases Education, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
FRANKFORT, KY– Students represented by MALDEF, a Latino civil rights organization, can intervene in a federal-government lawsuit seeking to eliminate regular tuition rates for students without lawful immigration status in Kentucky, according to a court order issued...
