Mar 16, 2009 | News Releases
Today, MALDEF Chairman of the Board Patricia A. Madrid issued the following statement in reference to Thomas A. Saenz and the U.S. Department of Justice: “Recently, MALDEF’s record of protecting the civil and constitutional rights of Latinos has come under...
Mar 12, 2009 | Court Cases Access to Justice, News Releases
DOJ action signals a return to the civil rights protection priorities of the Department as seen in the age and leadership of Robert F. Kennedy WASHINGTON, DC – Attorney General Eric Holder’s action to open an investigation into the civil rights violations by Sheriff...
Mar 9, 2009 | News Releases, Voting Rights
MALDEF calls for Congressional review and action WASHINGTON, DC – In a sharply split decision today, the United States Supreme Court in Bartlett v. Strickland closed the courthouse doors to many Latinos and other minority communities who face discrimination with...
Feb 28, 2009 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
WASHINGTON, DC – In the early hours of February 26, Dannie Baker, a 60-year-old Florida resident, left his townhouse armed with a rifle, walked across the complex to a neighboring unit, and opened fire on a quiet gathering of young, unsuspecting Latino residents in...
Feb 25, 2009 | News Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization, celebrated its 10th Annual Washington, D.C. Awards Gala, recognizing leaders in the public and private sector who...
