Jan 19, 2022 | News Releases, Redistricting, Voting Rights
Tacoma, Washington – Voting and civil rights groups are suing Washington state officials over a state redistricting plan that violates the federal Voting Rights Act and dilutes the voting strength of Latino voters, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. MALDEF...
Jan 7, 2022 | News Releases, PP Voting Rights, Public Policy
LOS ANGELES – One year ago today, a violent group of supporters of Donald J. Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in an unprecedented attempt to undermine this nation’s democracy by preventing the lawful certification of a presidential election. The violence carried out...
Dec 30, 2021 | Media, News Releases, Redistricting, Voting Rights
CHICAGO – A federal court today upheld redistricting plans adopted by the Illinois General Assembly in September 2021. The three-judge panel’s decision comes two months after MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) successfully challenged an...
Dec 21, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A national bank unlawfully denied bank services to a DACA recipient based solely on the individual’s immigration status, according to a federal lawsuit filed today. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed the lawsuit on...
Dec 21, 2021 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights
On May 16, 2017, Jimmy David Ramirez-Castellanos and Francisco Javier Gomez Espinoza, represented by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against Nugget Market, Inc. The suit alleged that Ramirez-...
