Feb 2, 2019 | News Releases, Voting Rights
San Antonio, TX – A group of naturalized citizens and advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit against the Texas Secretary of State for conspiring with Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to violate their Constitutional rights by improperly and...
Jan 30, 2019 | Court Cases Employment, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – A former Marin Housing Authority employee who faced a hostile work environment that included anti-Latino and homophobic comments was fired shortly after he complained to his supervisor, according to a lawsuit filed today in federal court. MALDEF...
Jan 28, 2019 | News Releases, Voting Rights
San Antonio, TX – Texas counties that challenge the eligibility of voters simply because they were not U.S. citizens in the past run the risk of lawsuits under the U.S. Constitution and federal laws, according to a letter sent Monday by civil rights attorneys. MALDEF...
Jan 19, 2019 | Census, News Releases, Voting Rights
Greenbelt, MD – A federal trial will begin Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The lawsuit, filed by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and Asian Americans...
Jan 16, 2019 | Census, News Releases, Voting 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 federal court ruling vacating the Trump administration’s decision to add a...
