Feb 27, 2013 | News Releases
First Co-production is the MALDEF Latino State of the Union Address and Roundtable which Premieres Nationally on KCET and Link TV in Early March Burbank, CA – National independent public transmedia company KCETLink, and MALDEF, the nation's leading Latino legal...
Feb 8, 2013 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
Court Orders Tucson School District To Reinstate Culturally Relevant Curriculum That Reflects The History, Culture and Experiences of Mexican Americans TUCSON, AZ – Yesterday Judge David C. Bury ruled in favor of Latino plaintiffs in the longstanding...
Feb 5, 2013 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
Court Holds The State’s Current System Unconstitutional; Ruling Details Gross Inequities and Failures of the System for Low Income and English Language Learner Children AUSTIN, TX – After more than three months of testimony, Travis County District Court Judge...
Jan 29, 2013 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
President and General Counsel, Thomas A. Saenz Issues Statement LOS ANGELES, CA -MALDEF President and General Counsel, Thomas A. Saenz, issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement of a bipartisan framework for immigration reform: “MALDEF...
Jan 15, 2013 | News Releases, Voting Rights
Discriminatory Arizona law attempts to supersede federal voter law SAN ANTONIO, TX – MALDEF filed a brief at the U.S. Supreme Court today in Arizona v. ITCA, the longstanding challenge to Proposition 200, Arizona’s 2004 law imposing burdensome documentation...
