Jul 26, 2008 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
Dismal Failure of Secondary Programs Violates Civil Rights of English Language Learners SAN ANTONIO, TX – In the most comprehensive legal decision concerning the civil rights of English language learners in the last 25 years, U.S. District Judge William Wayne...
Jul 25, 2008 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
Immigrant integration essential for Latino progress WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the nation’s leading Latino civil rights organization, welcomed the introduction of the “Strengthening Communities through...
Jul 25, 2008 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
Integración inmigrante esencial para el progreso Latino WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy, el Fondo Mexicano Americano para la Defensa Legal y la Educación (MALDEF), la organización de defensa legal líder de los latinos, celebró la introducción del “Acta de 2008 para el...
Jul 17, 2008 | Court Cases Access to Justice, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
PHOENIX, AZ – Today, five individuals and Somos America, a Latino community-based coalition, sued Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office (MCSO) and Maricopa County, charging that they or their members were unlawfully stopped and...
Jul 2, 2008 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice
Letter also seeks Community Relations Service intervention in Pennsylvania town WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the brutal murder of Luis Ramirez, a Mexican immigrant who was beaten to death by up to six white teenagers last weekend, MALDEF is calling upon the United...
