Sep 9, 2015 | News Releases
SACRAMENTO, CA – Yesterday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 600, a bill authored by Senator Richard Pan, barring discrimination based on citizenship, language, or immigration status. MALDEF initiated and sponsored the legislation, and thanks...
Dec 19, 2012 | News Releases
Ms. Perales Discusses the State of the Right to Vote After the 2012 Election WASHINGTON, DC – Nina Perales, MALDEF Vice President of Litigation, testified on December 19th, 2012 before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing titled, “The State...
Jan 20, 2012 | News Releases, Voting Rights
District court asked to provide additional legal support for changes made in court's plan WASHINGTON, DC – Moments ago, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in Perez v. Perry that affirms the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act's...
Dec 9, 2010 | DACA, News Releases
Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF President and General Counsel, Statement on DREAM Act Vote by the U.S. Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate voted to delay an up-or-down vote on the DREAM Act (the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act). By a vote...
Oct 15, 2010 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the plaintiffs' request for rehearing en banc in Comite de Jornaleros de Redondo Beach v. City of Redondo Beach, a challenge to an ordinance barring speech of day laborers seeking employment. The...
