Jul 26, 2019 | Census, News Releases, Voting Rights
LOS ANGELES – A federal court in Maryland should vacate its ruling that found the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census was not intentionally discriminatory, according to recently filed court documents. Attorneys with MALDEF...
Jul 24, 2019 | News Releases, Voting Rights
LOS ANGELES – The Placentia City Council on Tuesday approved a map that redraws the City Council voting districts as part of a settlement with MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund). The new map ends nearly four years of legal wrangling to...
Jul 17, 2019 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
PHOENIX – Attorneys for MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) will be in federal court on Friday, July 19, 2019, in support of a joint motion for preliminary approval of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of guests who stayed...
Jul 17, 2019 | Census, News Releases, Voting Rights
GREENBELT, Md. – A federal judge in Maryland today issued an order permanently barring the Trump administration from placing a citizenship question on the 2020 Census in any form. U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel’s order permanently enjoins Commerce Secretary...
Jul 11, 2019 | Census, News Releases, Voting Rights
LOS ANGELES – Donald J. Trump conceded today that his administration will no longer pursue a legal fight to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The president’s statement comes in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling late last month and federal court...
