Apr 23, 2014 | Court Cases Employment, News Releases
LOS ANGELES, CA – MALDEF prevailed in its efforts to ensure access to court in an ongoing class action lawsuit filed on behalf of employees-or “Carwasheros,” as they identify themselves- of three car washes operating in Los Angeles and Santa Monica....
Apr 12, 2014 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Education
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Today, MALDEF congratulated the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) for its approval of a measure asking publishers to develop instructional materials for locally developed courses next year in Mexican American, African American, Native...
Apr 8, 2014 | Court Cases Education, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
PHOENIX, AZ – The state court considering an unusual case in which Arizona is suing one of its own community college districts for recognizing that Arizonans should be treated equally, has granted MALDEF's motion to intervene to represent Deferred Action for...
Apr 5, 2014 | News Releases, Voting Rights
DENVER, CO – MALDEF has appealed a recent court order that disrupts the national system of registering voters in federal elections. In the case, a federal district court in Kansas ordered the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to make changes to the federal...
Apr 3, 2014 | News Releases, Voting Rights
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Val Verde Unified School District (Val Verde USD) Board of Education voted unanimously last night to move from an at-large to a district-based election system for Board of Education elections. “In this era of increased community...
