Dec 1, 2020 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
NEW YORK – On May 12, 2020, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed a lawsuit on behalf of an individual job applicant work-authorized through DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), which alleged that the plaintiff was denied...
Nov 13, 2020 | News Releases
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) mourns the loss of former board member, Juan Gómez-Quiñones. A Chicano historian, activist, and author, Gómez-Quiñones, died Thursday morning. He served as a board member for MALDEF in the...
Nov 11, 2020 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
MIAMI – A federal judge in Florida has rejected a request by Procter & Gamble to immediately appeal the judge’s earlier denial of summary judgment to the company. The order comes in a discrimination lawsuit filed by David M. Rodriguez, who is authorized to work in the...
Nov 4, 2020 | News Releases, PP Voting Rights, Public Policy
LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement reminding all Americans that Donald J. Trump’s claim of victory is false, and that the outcome of the 2020...
Nov 3, 2020 | News Releases, Voting Rights
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A civil rights organization asked a federal district court to block sections of the Arkansas Election Code because it disenfranchises voters who are not proficient in English, according to a new lawsuit filed. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal...
