Jan 12, 2018 | News Releases, Redistricting, Voting Rights
San Antonio, TX – The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear a case over whether Texas’ congressional and State House district boundaries discriminate against Latinos and other voters of color. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational...
Jan 12, 2018 | News Releases, Voting Rights
Los Angeles, CA- MALDEF sent a letter to the Victor Elementary School District in Victorville today warning that its at-large system of electing Board of Trustees members violates the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA). In the letter, sent to Victor...
Jan 10, 2018 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
Santa Fe, NM – Attorneys from MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty (the Center) have filed closing briefs for their consolidated lawsuit (Martinez v. State of New Mexico and Yazzie v. State of...
Jan 8, 2018 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
Los Angeles, CA – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement today in response to the Trump Administration’s announcement that it will end temporary protected...
Jan 3, 2018 | News Releases, PP Voting Rights, Public Policy
Los Angeles, CA – Please attribute the following statement on the Trump executive order disbanding a commission formed to investigate non-existent voter fraud to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and...
