Apr 29, 2021 | Census, News Releases, Redistricting
Washington, DC – Today, more than 55 civil and human rights groups and expert individuals released a statement to warn against inappropriate uses of data from the American Community Survey (ACS) for the purposes of redistricting. Led by Advancing Justice – AAJC,...
Apr 20, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – A Latino civil rights organization warned California state health officials and a public university healthcare system that requiring – or even appearing to require — a social security number or other immigration status information for a...
Apr 7, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
GREENBELT, Md. – The federal government’s continued denial of some parts of COVID-19 relief to U.S. citizens married to immigrants who pay taxes but lack social security numbers is unconstitutional, according to a Latino civil rights organization. Last week, MALDEF...
Apr 5, 2021 | Census, News Releases, PP Voting Rights, Public Policy, Redistricting
Washington, D.C. – Civil rights groups are raising concerns about the accuracy of the U.S. Census Bureau’s proposed new system for protecting privacy in a report released today. The preliminary findings, released by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and...
Mar 30, 2021 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK – The Biden Administration today announced its first set of judicial nominations — 11 individuals to serve as federal judges on district or appellate courts. The list of nominees, however, includes only one Latina. Thomas A. Saenz, president...
