Nov 25, 2008 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice
Fatal Beating of Long Island Latino Man Should be a “Wake Up Call for America” WASHINGTON, DC – The brutal murder of Marcelo Lucero, a Suffolk County, Long Island man of Ecuadoran descent, brought seven national civil rights organizations together today to...
Nov 10, 2008 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
LOS ÁNGELES, CA- El día 1 de Mayo del 2007, miles de personas participaron en una marcha y demostración pacifica para hacer un llamado para una reforma migratoria comprensiva. Estos individuos y familias, mayormente Latinos e inmigrantes, manifestaron su valor,...
Nov 6, 2008 | News Releases, Voting Rights
Record Latino voter turnout puts Latino issues at the forefront WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) President and General Counsel John Trasviña congratulated President-elect and Vice President-elect Barack Obama and...
Nov 5, 2008 | News Releases, Voting Rights
Attorneys will continue to block voter intimidation and disenfranchisement efforts LOS ANGELES, CA – The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization, has mounted a national voter...
Nov 5, 2008 | News Releases, Voting Rights
Judge William P. Johnson denies initial request for TRO; forces defendants to account for their actions Albuquerque, NM – The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization, filed a federal...
