Jul 17, 2012 | Court Cases Employment, News Releases
Suit Seeks Unpaid Wages, on Behalf of Restaurant Employees at the Capital Grille Restaurants in California LOS ANGELES, CA – Workers at California Capital Grille restaurants were deprived of wages and rest breaks according to a complaint filed today by MALDEF against...
Jul 3, 2012 | News Releases
LOS ANGELES, CA – MALDEF is proud to support the release of “America, Our Home,” a new collection of American patriotic songs recorded in Mexican musical styles by the group Ronstadt Generations to express the ongoing pride of the Latino community in the...
Jun 29, 2012 | News Releases, PP Voting Rights, Public Policy
Denial Leaves in Place Ninth Circuit Ruling Rejecting Arizona's Attempt to Suppress Voter Registration WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States Supreme Court issued an order rejecting the State of Arizona's attempt to avoid a Ninth Circuit ruling that the state...
Jun 26, 2012 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
Resounding Defeat for Arizona and Brewer Still Leaves Dangerous Possibility of Racial Profiling WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Supreme Court affirmed an injunction against three of the four core SB 1070 provisions (Sections 3, 5(C), and 6) before the Court, and narrowly...
Jun 26, 2012 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Many of the proponents of Arizona's notorious SB 1070, including Governor Jan Brewer, have attempted to spin today's 5-3 Supreme Court decision striking down three provisions and leaving a fourth with high obstacles in front of implementation, as a...
