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...
Aug 20, 2019 | Census, News Releases, Voting Rights
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit yesterday vacated a trial court’s ruling that held that the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question was not intentionally discriminatory. The court’s ruling follows a request submitted...
Aug 15, 2019 | News Releases
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF announced today the appointment of Belinda Escobosa Helzer to the position of National Senior Counsel. Escobosa Helzer is a veteran civil rights attorney who has been litigating cases in the areas of immigrants’ rights, free speech, due process...
