Dec 17, 2019 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
SAN ANTONIO, TX — MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) moved to amend its lawsuit challenging Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4) to expand the legal claims and add new parties, according to papers filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the...
Dec 4, 2019 | News Releases, Voting Rights
PASADENA, CA – A federal court of appeals today rejected a challenge to the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) brought by a former mayor of the City of Poway. The three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a district court's ruling...
Nov 23, 2019 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
San Antonio, TX – A federal judge in Texas today halted a lawsuit challenging the legality of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) until after the Supreme Court rules on the other DACA cases currently before it. U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen ruled on a...
Nov 9, 2019 | Events, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) honored three Latino leaders at its annual Los Angeles Awards Gala on Thursday, Nov. 7. Among the honorees at this year’s gala was Richard Alatorre, one of California’s most influential Latino...
Nov 5, 2019 | News Releases, PP Voting Rights, Public Policy
Report released by Advancing Justice | AAJC, MALDEF, and NALEO Educational Fund presents new legal approach to issues arising from 2013 Supreme Court decision. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Civil rights organizations issued a new report that explains the need for restoring and...
