Apr 26, 2019 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases, Voting Rights
SAN ANTONIO – The Texas Secretary of State will reform the way it identifies voters for investigation of U.S. citizenship and withdraw the election advisory sent to all counties earlier this year, according to a settlement agreement reached today with civil rights...
Apr 23, 2019 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – A multi-national tech company based in Northern California illegally discriminated in employment against Dreamers and other immigrants who are authorized to work in the U.S., according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court. MALDEF (Mexican American...
Apr 18, 2019 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
SAN FRANCISCO – A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today upheld the entirety of California Senate Bill 54 (SB 54), which enacted important limits on cooperation by state and local officials with federal immigration authorities, and significant...
Apr 16, 2019 | Census, News Releases, Voting Rights
WASHINGTON D.C. – Civil rights groups filed a notice of cross-appeal today in their lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The filing follows an appeal by the Trump administration of the ruling against...
Apr 15, 2019 | 50th Anniversary, Events, Media, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation’s leading Latino civil rights legal organization, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) honored three distinguished Latino leaders at its 2019 Gala commemorating its 50th anniversary. MALDEF President and...
