Feb 19, 2009 | Court Cases Access to Justice, News Releases
MALDEF represents Latinos held at gunpoint by Barnett TUCSON, AZ – A civil jury held today that a vigilante rancher operating along the Arizona-Mexico border is liable for assaulting and intentionally inflicting emotional distress on a group of immigrants he found on...
Feb 12, 2009 | Court Cases Access to Justice, News Releases
PHOENIX – A federal court ruled that a class action lawsuit charging that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio illegally profiled Latinos can proceed. In July 2008, five individuals and Somos America, a Latino community-based coalition, sued Arpaio, the Maricopa County...
Feb 5, 2009 | Court Cases Access to Justice, News Releases
MALDEF pleased that City agrees to settle all pending federal claims arising out of police LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a settlement agreement in the litigation between the victims of the MacArthur Park melee and the...
Feb 5, 2009 | News Releases
Commends Congressional leadership for removing barriers to health care for legal immigrant children WASHINGTON, DC – This afternoon, President Obama signed into law the reauthorization and expansion of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). In addition to...
Feb 3, 2009 | Court Cases Access to Justice, News Releases
MALDEF represents Latinos held at gunpoint by Barnett TUCSON, AZ – A civil trial in federal court begins today on behalf of a group of individuals who were assaulted and threatened with death by a vigilante rancher and others operating along the Arizona-Mexico border....
