Mar 3, 2025 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements
CHICAGO – An Illinois circuit court judge awarded more than $80,000 in a case brought by a Chicago couple who sued their landlords under the state’s Immigrant Tenant Protection Act (ITPA). The case, filed by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund)...
Mar 3, 2025 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Voting Rights
Case Returns to District Court for Further Proceedings on Intent Claim SAN FRANCISCO –The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday held that a lower court incorrectly decided that an Arizona voter purge law was not intentionally discriminatory and sent...
Mar 1, 2025 | Court Cases Freedom from Open and Obvious Bias and Racism, Press Releases And Other Statements
LOS ANGELES – A former public school teacher who launched a racist and anti-immigrant tirade against a Santa Clarita street vendor was ordered by a judge to pay over $49,000 for his harmful actions. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed...
Feb 26, 2025 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, Press Releases And Other Statements
LOS ANGELES – A Latino civil rights organization filed a class-action lawsuit against a Texas credit union for unlawfully refusing to consider loans and financial services to certain immigrants because of their immigration status rather than their credit-worthiness....
Feb 19, 2025 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, Press Releases And Other Statements
LAS VEGAS – A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a class-action settlement between One Nevada Credit Union and recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other immigrants who were denied full consideration for credit because of...
