May 31, 2018 | News Releases, Voting Rights
LOS ANGELES – The Trump administration’s eleventh-hour decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census violates the U.S. Constitution because it is racially discriminatory and could result in a severe undercount of minorities, according to a federal...
May 30, 2018 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Education
LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following response to a statement released today by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos attempting to explain her testimony...
May 22, 2018 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Education
LOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement on today’s testimony by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense...
May 18, 2018 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
Sacramento, CA – In a ruling that recognizes the critical right of all parents to participate in their children’s education, a federal court today rejected Gustine, California school officials’ attempt to dismiss a Latina mother’s lawsuit challenging the school...
May 17, 2018 | Court Cases Education
Sacramento, CA – A Merced County elementary school principal violated a Latina mother’s constitutional rights by banning her from campus in response to criticisms of her son’s treatment in class, a lawsuit filed in federal court alleges. MALDEF (Mexican American...
