Jan 10, 2012 | Court Cases Employment, News Releases
Employee fired in retaliation for speaking out against unconstitutional Foreign National Residency Recertification Program SANTA FE, NM – Today, MALDEF and the New Mexico law firm of Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Ives & Duncan (Freedman Boyd) filed suit in a Santa...
Jan 4, 2012 | News Releases, Voting Rights
Map, rejected by Council, Promised Best Representation for All Minority Groups in City The Chicago City Council approved a redistricting map on January 19, 2012 that did not meet the standards of MALDEF's proposed Equity Map, which called for 14 majority Latino wards,...
Dec 31, 2011 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
The next phase of trial against school district focuses on quality and availability of critical programs CHICAGO, IL – MALDEF has joined a pending case against Illinois School District U-46. The federal court case is continuing on to the third phase of trial in...
Dec 21, 2011 | Court Cases Employment, News Releases
Lawsuit Flags Provisions Penalizing Workers and Business Owners CHICAGO, IL – Today, MALDEF filed suit on behalf of La Union Benefica Mexicana, a Latino community and civic organization in Northern Indiana, against the State of Indiana to strike down two...
Dec 16, 2011 | News Releases, Voting Rights
Court affirms that everyone deserves political representation, regardless of race, age, disability or citizenship status NEW ORLEANS, LA – Yesterday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against several residents of Irving, Texas who sought...
