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MALDEF Studies Unconstitutional Aspects of New Cherokee County Anti-Immigrant Ordinance

Dec 7, 2006 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases

Warns against premature implementation of the new ordinance or increased immigration checks CANTON, GA – In response to action taken last night by the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners to penalize landlords who fail to verify the immigration status of new tenants...

MALDEF Wins Ruling Striking Down Racial Segregation Case In Dallas Elementary School

Nov 17, 2006 | Court Cases Education, News Releases

Dallas, TX– Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that the principal of Preston Hollow Elementary School in Dallas segregated minority students on the basis of their race in violation of the U.S. Constitution and ordered the principal to cease the segregation and pay...

MALDEF Strongly Opposes Farmers Branch City Council’s Passage of Local Anti-Immigrant Measure

Nov 15, 2006 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases

Ordinance has same constitutional flaw as others MALDEF has challenged FARMERS BRANCH, TX – In response to action taken by the Farmers Branch City Council to pass an anti-immigrant housing ordinance aimed at penalizing landlords who fail to verify the immigration...

Civil Rights Organizations File Suit Against City Of Escondido Over Unconstitutional Ordinance

Nov 4, 2006 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases

ESCONDIDO, CA – A coalition of civil rights organizations and law firms announced a lawsuit they filed today against the City of Escondido, CA, on the grounds that the City’s anti-immigration ordinance is unconstitutional and illegal under federal and state law. In a...

Supreme Court Decision Jeopardizes Right To Vote in Arizona

Oct 21, 2006 | News Releases, Voting Rights

Supreme court vacates Arizona prop. 200 injunction PHOENIX, AZ – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated an injunction ordered by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Gonzalez v. Arizona, the challenge to voting restrictions in Arizona (PDF). The Supreme Court's...
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