Aug 18, 2009 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
Ruling comports with MALDEF's argument in amicus brief by rejecting lawsuit seeking to dismantle affirmative action admissions plan AUSTIN, TX – In one of the first decisions weighing the consideration of race in a university's admissions plan since the Supreme...
Aug 6, 2009 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice
Judge Sotomayor becomes the first Hispanic to serve on the Supreme Court WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Judge Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed by a vote of 68 to 31 in the U.S. Senate to serve as the first Hispanic Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. The Mexican American...
Jul 14, 2009 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice
Civil rights veteran brings wealth of legal experience to nation’s leading Latino civil rights organization LOS ANGELES, CA – The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) today announced Thomas A. Saenz, Counsel to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio...
Jul 13, 2009 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice
SotomayorforJustice.com site will stream Senate confirmation hearings all week to engage Latino on-line community nationwide WASHINGTON, DC – The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the leading Latino civil rights organization, announced...
Jun 29, 2009 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice
MALDEF Parent School Partnership (PSP) program will offer health and nutrition workshops for Latino families CHICAGO, IL – The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund’s (MALDEF) Parent School Partnership (PSP) Program and Sodexo, a world leader in...
