Dec 19, 2014 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
LOS ANGELES, CA – Earlier this week, in two orders, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed steps taken to move toward favorable resolution of the historic desegregation case, Mendoza v. Tucson Unified School District (TUSD). Under...
Dec 17, 2014 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Immigrant youth will be allowed to receive driver's licenses in Arizona while the Supreme Court considers whether or not to hear an appeal of a Ninth Circuit ruling in Arizona Dream Act Coalition v. Brewer, a lawsuit challenging the state's...
Nov 24, 2014 | News Releases
LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, MALDEF announced the twelve recipients of its 2014 law school scholarships, doubling the number of law school students receiving the scholarships from last year. MALDEF has annually awarded scholarships to five or more law students of up...
Nov 24, 2014 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected a request to reconsider its earlier ruling that Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's denial of driver's licenses to certain young immigrants is unconstitutional. The move validates...
Nov 20, 2014 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
NEW YORK CITY, NY – On the cusp of a critical presidential announcement of broadened affirmative relief for immigrants currently unprotected by law, an important decision emanated from federal court last week. Judge Katherine B. Forrest of the U.S. District...
