Nov 10, 2015 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and LatinoJustice PRLDEF filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court last Monday in Fisher v. University of Texas on behalf of 25 Texas and national Latina/o organizations,...
Oct 28, 2015 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
TUCSON, AZ – On Friday of last week, a stipulation to provide Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) magnet schools needed support was filed in the historic desegregation case, Mendoza v. Tucson Unified School District. Under the court-adopted Unitary Status Plan...
Oct 6, 2015 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
PHOENIX, AZ – Plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Arizona's SB 1070, Valle del Sol v. Whiting, announced Monday that they will appeal part of the trial court's summary judgment decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals....
Sep 19, 2015 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Yesterday, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR), an independent and bipartisan agency that advises the President and Congress on civil rights matters, released its report on the state of civil rights at immigration detention centers in...
Sep 10, 2015 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
SACRAMENTO, CA – Yesterday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 600, a bill authored by Senator Richard Pan, barring discrimination based on citizenship, language, or immigration status. MALDEF initiated and sponsored the legislation, and thanks...
