Sep 13, 2019 | Census, News Releases, Voting Rights
GREENBELT, MD – The Trump administration’s plan to collect and provide incomplete citizenship data to the states for purposes of redistricting is an unconstitutional and racially discriminatory scheme intended to deprive Latinos and non-citizens of equal...
Sep 13, 2019 | Census, News Releases, Voting Rights
LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the following statement in response to Alabama’s decision to amend its lawsuit filed last year that seeks to force the Census Bureau to...
Aug 28, 2019 | Court Cases Education, Media, News Releases
Fresno, CA. – A California Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that students and community organizations may sue the State of California, through the Superintendent of Public Instruction, for failing to monitor and hold school districts accountable for discriminatory...
Aug 26, 2019 | News Releases
LOS ANGELES – This past week, Donald Trump provided further indication that he may be unfit to serve as president. Among other statements raising questions about his mental capacity were his lashing out at the Danish prime minister for rejecting his assertion that...
Aug 21, 2019 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
SACRAMENTO, CA – A federal court dismissed a First Amendment lawsuit today after a Northern California school district agreed to a settlement with a mother who charged the district with barring her from her son’s elementary school. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal...
