Mar 31, 2017 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
San Antonio, TX – Texas education officials illegally changed how property taxes are calculated in wealthy school districts, with the effect of substantially reducing the funds available for schools in poorer districts, a lawsuit filed Thursday charged. The...
Mar 27, 2017 | News Releases
Los Angeles, CA – MALDEF President and General Counsel Thomas A. Saenz issued the following statement Monday opposing confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court. “Consistent with its mission to promote through the legal system the...
Mar 23, 2017 | News Releases, Voting Rights
Los Angeles, CA – The Antelope Valley Community College District’s current at-large system used to elect the five-member Governing Board violates the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA), according to a civil rights group. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal...
Mar 23, 2017 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
Los Angeles, CA – MALDEF sent a letter Tuesday to the Santa Ana City Council urging officials to reject a proposal to negotiate a new contract with federal immigration authorities. The letter comes nearly two weeks after the Santa Ana City Council failed to...
Mar 12, 2017 | News Releases, Redistricting, Voting Rights
San Antonio, TX – A federal court ruled Friday that the Texas Legislature’s 2011 redistricting plan for congress discriminated against Latino voters in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution. The three-judge panel concluded that...
