Oct 29, 2016 | News Releases, Voting Rights
SAN ANTONIO, TX – A state judge today ordered election officials in Bexar County, Texas to immediately remove all illegal voter ID signs from the early voting polling places and replace them with accurate information. The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit...
Oct 29, 2016 | News Releases, Voting Rights
LOS ANGELES, CA – In a letter sent today to Chaffey Community College District President Henry D. Shannon, MALDEF warned that the current at-large system used to elect the five-member Governing Board violates the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA) by...
Oct 29, 2016 | News Releases, Voting Rights
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Bexar County officials are illegally enforcing the Texas voter ID law struck down as racially discriminatory, according to a lawsuit filed Friday. The lawsuit, filed in state district court by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and...
Oct 26, 2016 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
WHAT: A judge will consider requests from the Kern County Office of Education (KCOE) and the California Department of Education (CDE) to dismiss claims filed against them by civil rights groups challenging discriminatory school discipline policies that push African...
Oct 22, 2016 | News Releases, Voting Rights
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) must change the way it elects members to its Board of Trustees or face legal action, according to MALDEF. On Friday, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) warned LACCD...
