May 26, 2020 | News Releases, Voting Rights
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to consider a challenge to the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). The High Court’s denial of certiorari brings an end to a federal lawsuit filed by the Project on Fair Representation, an organization led by...
May 26, 2020 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights
In 2019, VisionQuest, a for-profit private company that operates child detention facilities in several states, applies to open and operate immigrant detention centers for migrant children in Universal City, San Antonio and Waco, Texas. The company, which has a long...
May 20, 2020 | Court Cases Employment, News Releases
(LOS ANGELES ) – On January 30, 2019, Russell Aguilar, represented by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the Housing Authority for the County of Marin. The suit alleged that Aguilar...
May 20, 2020 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Legal Services, Inc (ILSI), MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), the Law Office of Barbara J. Baird, and the Transgender Law Center (TLC) won an important victory on behalf of two transgender immigrant clients who had...
May 12, 2020 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
NEW YORK – A New York bank unlawfully denied a Harvard graduate who is authorized to work in the United States a job because of her immigration status, according to a federal lawsuit filed today. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is...
