Nov 3, 2020 | Census, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – A federal court on Monday issued a stay in a 2018 lawsuit filed by Alabama and Congressman Mo Brooks seeking to exclude undocumented immigrants from the apportionment data used in the 2020 Census. U.S. District Judge R. David Procter’s decision places...
Oct 26, 2020 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice
LOS ANGELES – The full U.S. Senate should reject the rushed process undertaken to confirm the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a letter sent today by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund). In the...
Oct 22, 2020 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), the leading legal voice for Latinos in the U.S., today denounced the Senate Judiciary Committee decision to support the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. Today, the...
Oct 7, 2020 | News Releases, PP Voting Rights, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice, Public Policy Education, Public Policy Employment
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF today released a set of recommended votes for California’s ballot measures. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) has adopted positions on six of the California statewide propositions. Those recommended votes and a brief...
Sep 25, 2020 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice
LOS ANGELES – In 2016, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to allow a vote to confirm a nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, who passed away in February of that year, arguing that the “American people should have a voice in the selection of the next...
