Aug 26, 2009 | News Releases
MALDEF offers its sympathies to the Kennedy family on the passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy Senator Ted Kennedy accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award from MALDEF at the 2008 Washington DC Awards Gala Los Angeles, CA – Today, Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF...
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...
