Jan 4, 2023 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – A Latino civil rights organization is challenging the closure of elementary schools that serve high concentrations of Latino students in the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD), according to papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Friday. MALDEF...
Dec 29, 2022 | Media, News Releases, Redistricting, Voting Rights
CHICAGO – A Latino civil rights organization has reached a settlement regarding attorney’s fees in a lawsuit against Illinois state election officials and leaders of the state legislature over the use of redistricting plans that relied on population estimates rather...
Dec 23, 2022 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Education
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is proud to announce the recipients in its 2021-2022 Law School Scholarship Program. Since its founding in 1968, MALDEF has awarded scholarships to law students committed to furthering...
Nov 22, 2022 | News Releases
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF mourns the recent passing of Donald L. Pierce, 78. A dedicated supporter of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), he served as a board member for nearly two decades from the late 1980s until the early 2000s. Pierce was the...
Nov 14, 2022 | News Releases
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) honored three Latino leaders in Los Angeles last week for their long service to civil rights and the Latino community. “In the immediate aftermath of another midterm election whose presumed...
