Apr 12, 2011 | News Releases
Leading Latino Legal Civil Rights Organization Hosts Inaugural California Event, Outlining 2011 Public Policy Priorities and Legal Challenges for Latinos in California SACRAMENTO, CA – On Wednesday, March 23, 2011, MALDEF, the nation's leading legal civil rights...
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...
