May 28, 2019 | News Releases, Redistricting, Voting Rights
SAN ANTONIO – A three-judge federal court today approved a new redistricting map that remedies the racial gerrymandering violation affirmed last June by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Texas redistricting case. The court’s action, which redraws boundaries of State House...
May 21, 2019 | Census, News Releases, Voting Rights
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) will present oral argument on Friday in favor of dismissing a federal lawsuit filed by the State of Alabama. The suit seeks to require the Census Bureau to exclude undocumented...
May 20, 2019 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
LOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement marking the passing of Nativo Lopez, an outspoken activist who established the Santa Ana chapter of Hermandad Mexicana National and spoke out on behalf of immigrants’ rights, to Thomas A. Saenz, president and...
May 10, 2019 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – Adelanto Elementary School District board members voted earlier this week to switch from an at-large election system to a single-member system in response to a letter from MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) warning that the...
May 1, 2019 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
BAKERSFIELD, Ca. – A coalition of Latino and Black students, their parents, community groups and the Kern County Office of Education (KCOE) have reached a settlement of a lawsuit involving a dispute over the enrollment of students in KCOE-operated schools. The...
