Feb 27, 2019 | News Releases, Voting Rights
San Antonio, TX – A federal court today formally restrained 13 counties named in MALDEF’s lawsuit from removing individuals from voter rolls. The court also ordered the Texas Secretary of State to similarly advise counties. Acting on the legal technicalities of...
Feb 27, 2019 | News Releases, Voting Rights
San Antonio, TX – In response to MALDEF’s motion for a temporary restraining order, a federal court on Monday restrained 10 counties in Texas from carrying out voter purges. “Voter intimidation and voter purge can cause irreparable injury in very short order, so I...
Feb 15, 2019 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' 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 today’s declaration of a state of emergency by Donald J. Trump: “The national emergency is real. ...
Feb 4, 2019 | News Releases, PP Voting Rights, Public Policy, Public Policy Education
LOS ANGELES – A districting plan under consideration by an elementary school district in northern San Diego County must be rejected because it does not ensure Latinos a sufficient opportunity to elect candidates of their choice in the next election, MALDEF (Mexican...
Feb 4, 2019 | News Releases, Voting Rights
LOS ANGELES – Today, a federal judge dismissed the California Attorney General from a lawsuit that sought to overturn the City of Poway’s election system and challenged the constitutionality of the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). The ruling comes in response to...
