Apr 6, 2018 | Court Cases Employment, DACA, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – A New Jersey financial services firm illegally denied a qualified applicant a job as an independent financial advisor because of his immigration status, a class-action lawsuit filed this week in federal court alleges. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal...
Apr 5, 2018 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
Miami, FL – A federal class-action lawsuit claiming that the consumer product giant Procter & Gamble discriminated against qualified immigrants with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) when it refused to consider them for paid internships will move...
Mar 30, 2018 | News Releases, Redistricting, Voting Rights
Bakersfield, CA – MALDEF and attorneys for Kern County, California announced an agreement today on a new Board of Supervisors districting plan that will respect Latinos’ right to elect candidates of their choice. The settlement follows a February federal court...
Mar 29, 2018 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice
LOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement on the passing of Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and...
Mar 28, 2018 | Census, News Releases, Voting Rights
LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement on the U.S. Commerce Department’s decision to include a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census:...
