Aug 12, 2015 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
SACRAMENTO, CA – Yesterday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 560, a bill authored by Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez barring the consideration of a child's immigration status in civil actions. MALDEF initiated and sponsored the legislation, and...
Aug 7, 2015 | News Releases, Voting Rights
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Yesterday, on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the federal Voting Rights Act, MALDEF—which litigated against Texas Voter ID in the preclearance phase—congratulated the plaintiffs and welcomed the Fifth Circuit ruling that the Texas voter ID...
Jul 18, 2015 | News Releases, Voting Rights
FULLERTON, CA – MALDEF today sent a letter to Fullerton Joint Union High School District, demanding that it change its at-large elections system to a district-based system that affords Latino voters an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice to the...
Jul 11, 2015 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
NEW ORLEANS, LA – This morning, MALDEF Vice President of Litigation Nina Perales will present oral argument before a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to argue for the intervention of three potential applicants for Deferred Action for...
Jun 26, 2015 | News Releases, PP Voting Rights, Public Policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – MALDEF President and General Counsel, Thomas A. Saenz, released the following statement supporting the bicameral Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015, introduced today by several Members of the House and Senate. The legislation is the latest...
