Jan 28, 2014 | News Releases
LOS ANGELES, CA – MALDEF mourns the loss of Dallas civil rights leader and one of its former Board members, Adelfa Botello Callejo. Callejo was an attorney, civic leader and one of the most-respected Hispanic activists in the country. She was 90 and had battled...
Jan 23, 2014 | Court Cases Employment, News Releases
SANTA ANA, CA – On Tuesday, January 28, 2014, in a suit against the city of Westminster, California, MALDEF will commence trial, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California before the Honorable David O. Carter, to defend the rights...
Jan 18, 2014 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
AUSTIN, TX – On Tuesday, January 21, 2014, MALDEF will return to court to demonstrate that the Texas public school finance system remains inequitable and inadequate. In a MALDEF victory for Texas children early last year, Travis County District Court Judge John...
Jan 17, 2014 | News Releases, PP Voting Rights, Public Policy
LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, former Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), ranking Judiciary Committee member John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., and a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers introduced HR 3899, the Voting Rights Amendment Act, in the U.S....
Jan 8, 2014 | News Releases
LOS ANGELES, CA – MALDEF mourns the loss of Carmen Zapata, an accomplished character actress on TV, film and the stage, MALDEF honoree, and a leading force in showcasing Latino culture in Los Angeles. Ms. Zapata, 86, died Sunday at her home in Van Nuys after...
