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...
Jun 29, 2009 | Court Cases Access to Justice, News Releases
Court reviews Title VII of Civil Rights Act to split 5-4 in narrow ruling WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Supreme Court ruled that the City of New Haven’s decision not to certify firefighter promotional exam results, after learning that the test had a racially...
Jun 25, 2009 | Court Cases Education, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
Ruling comports with MALDEF’s argument in Amicus Brief by denying Arizona’s request that compliance under the NCLB met a state’s obligation under the EEOA WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the first decision by the Supreme Court interpreting the rights of English Language Learner...
Jun 22, 2009 | News Releases, Voting Rights
Ruling upholds Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act and permits district to apply for release from preclearance requirement as provided by the Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a resounding decision that preserves the federal Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court today rejected...
Jun 17, 2009 | Court Cases Access to Justice, News Releases
SHENANDOAH, PA – Today, the Schuylkill County Court sentenced Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak to six and seven months in county jail on simple assault and alcohol-related convictions, respectively. Both defendants were acquitted of third-degree murder and...
