Oct 30, 2019 | Court Cases Employment, DACA, News Releases
SAN JOSE, CA – A Palo-Alto-based multinational information technology company engaged in employment discrimination against a young immigrant who is authorized to work in this country, according to a federal lawsuit filed today. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense...
Oct 30, 2019 | Court Cases Education
August 2012: The New Mexico Latino Education Task Force announces MALDEF’s plan to investigate the cause of the achievement gaps for students of color. MALDEF announces that if necessary, it will sue the State of New Mexico, alleging education officials are violating...
Oct 18, 2019 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
SAN ANTONIO, TX – MALDEF attorneys sent a letter to a Texas school district Friday warning that it was in violation of the U.S. Constitution for treating parents with foreign government-issued identification differently than parents with Texas-issued IDs. In the...
Oct 18, 2019 | News Releases, PP Voting Rights, Public Policy, Voting Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives of leading civil rights organizations testified in two U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearings yesterday about the need to expand and strengthen the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA) and to address other elections-related...
Oct 8, 2019 | News Releases, Voting Rights
McALLEN, TX – A federal judge in Texas today struck down key portions of Starr County's regulations that limited political speech. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Randy Crane concluded that certain Starr County rules restricting electioneering on...
