Apr 6, 2016 | Court Cases Access to Justice, News Releases
CHICAGO, IL – Late last week, MALDEF filed a lawsuit against Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner asking the court to order the Governor to comply with the Illinois Gubernatorial Boards and Commissions Act (“the Act”). The Act requires Governor Rauner to...
Apr 5, 2016 | News Releases, Voting Rights
EASTVALE, CA – Today, MALDEF and the law firm of Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian, & Ho sent a letter to the Mayor of Eastvale and the Eastvale City Council, demanding that the system for electing members to the city council be changed to comply with the California...
Apr 5, 2016 | News Releases, Voting Rights
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision upholding the long-standing and ubiquitous practice of equalizing electoral districts based on total population. The ruling came in a case, Evenwel v. Abbott, challenging the use of total...
Apr 1, 2016 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
SANTA FE, NM – This week, MALDEF formally requested an injunction in state district court against the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department and Secretary Demesia Padilla (collectively, “TRD”) to prevent them from continuing to unlawfully...
Mar 30, 2016 | News Releases, Voting Rights
LAWNDALE, CA – Today, MALDEF sent a letter to the Board President and Superintendent of the Lawndale Elementary School District (“Lawndale ESD”), demanding that the system for electing members of the board of trustees be changed to comply with the...
