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...
May 31, 2008 | News Releases, Voting Rights
MALDEF intervened on behalf of Latino voters in Austin, TX WASHINGTON, DC – Today, a three-judge federal district court rejected an attack on the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit against the Act was brought by a municipal utility district in...
May 29, 2008 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
Federal judge rules Farmers Branch Ordinance 2903 is unconstitutional and rejects City’s attempt to declare most recent Ordinance constitutional DALLAS, TX – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas (ACLU) and the Mexican American Legal Defense...
May 2, 2008 | Court Cases Access to Justice, News Releases
City hires 9 law firms at further expense to the taxpayers LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, attorneys and plaintiffs from the May Day class-action lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) held a press conference to mark the one-year anniversary of the police...
Apr 29, 2008 | News Releases, Voting Rights
Court ruling could potentially disenfranchise thousands of voters in Indiana and sets precedent for other states with similar laws WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Supreme Court issued a decision upholding a state law in Indiana requiring voters to present photo...
