Oct 10, 2008 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Education
MALDEF seeks actions by key states following favorable U.S. Department of Education directive WASHINGTON, DC – Today, following the issuance of a U.S. Department of Education directive against the misuse of federal education funds for English Language Learners (ELLs),...
Oct 10, 2008 | News Releases, Voting Rights
Voting rights coalition urges U.S. District Court to halt last-minute eligibility hearings A coalition of voting rights groups filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Cherokee County resident Jose Morales against Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel, asking a federal...
Oct 8, 2008 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
Ensuring that homeowners can modify their loans is essential to stabilizing the economy PLAINFIELD, NJ – Last Wednesday, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Immigrants’ Rights Project, the...
Sep 25, 2008 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice
ATLANTA, GA – Today, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the nation’s leading Latino legal organization, sent a letter to the Johnston County Board of Commissioners condemning Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell’s recent inflammatory...
Sep 24, 2008 | Court Cases Access to Justice, News Releases
PHOENIX, AZ – Today, the Arizona Supreme Court rejected the appeal of border vigilante Roger Barnett who was found liable by a jury after assaulting a family of Latino U.S. citizens while they were hunting on state land in southern Arizona. The Mexican American Legal...
