Mar 10, 2016 | Court Cases Education, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
ATLANTA, GA – Today, MALDEF, along with local counsel Horsley Begnaud, LLC, filed a federal-court lawsuit against the University System of Georgia, challenging a policy denying in-state tuition to individuals lawfully present as recipients of deferred action...
Feb 26, 2016 | News Releases, Voting Rights
PLACENTIA, CA – Today, MALDEF and the City of Placentia reached an agreement on how to proceed with providing Latinos equal voting power, without going to court. The agreement calls for a host of actions to be taken by the Placentia City Council, including...
Feb 11, 2016 | News Releases, Voting Rights
SAN DIEGO, CA – Today, MALDEF reached a settlement agreement with the Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD) in San Diego County, California to change its current at-large election system to a by-district system for each of the five seats on the FPUD Board of...
Jan 28, 2016 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
Los Angeles, CA – Please attribute the following statement on today's announced changes to immigration enforcement to MALDEF President and General Counsel Thomas A. Saenz. “These are alt-right, dog-whistle executive directives, with great long-term cost to...
Jan 27, 2016 | Court Cases Employment, News Releases
LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, MALDEF defeated yet another effort by the national airline cleaning company Gate Gourmet, Inc. to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the company's unlawful employment practices. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that Gate Gourmet, contracted...
