Apr 9, 2011 | News Releases, PP Voting Rights, Public Policy
Growing Texas Latino community deserves fair electoral opportunity SAN ANTONIO, TX – Today, MALDEF, along with other partners in the Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force, unveiled initial proposed Texas congressional redistricting maps at the State Capitol in...
Mar 3, 2011 | Court Cases Employment, News Releases
Plaintiffs Seek Fair Treatment and Implementation of Impartial Promotion Policies and Practices LOS ANGELES, CA – On March 2nd, MALDEF held a press conference announcing a lawsuit filed against the City of Westminster, as well as two former Police Chiefs of the...
Feb 26, 2011 | News Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – United States Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, has appointed MALDEF President and General Counsel, Thomas A. Saenz, and MALDEF board member, Jesse Ruiz, among twenty-eight members of the Department of Education’s newly created Equity and...
Feb 22, 2011 | News Releases
PHOENIX, AZ – George Lopez, comedian, actor and host of late-night talk show “Lopez Tonight,” pledged $20,000 to MALDEF from the proceeds of his January 29 concert in Phoenix, Arizona. The generous pledge from The Lopez Foundation will allow MALDEF to...
Feb 16, 2011 | News Releases, Voting Rights
DALLAS, TX – Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas rejected an apportionment challenge that sought to force the City of Irving, Texas to discriminate against Latino voters in drawing the map for city council districts. MALDEF represents...
