May 16, 2017 | Court Cases Employment, News Releases
Sacramento, CA – A grocery store in Northern California and a company it uses for janitorial services harassed Latino employees and unlawfully fired one of them after they complained about the hostile work environment, a federal lawsuit filed today by MALDEF...
Nov 4, 2016 | Redistricting, Voting Rights
MALDEF Seeks to Stop Texas Voter ID Law Texas law would disproportionately harm Latinos if approved SAN ANTONIO, TX — Today, MALDEF filed legal papers opposing an attempt by the State of Texas to secure federal approval for its new Voter ID law. The intervention was...
Aug 24, 2016 | PP Voting Rights, Public Policy
CHINO HILLS, CA – Today, MALDEF sent a letter to the Mayor of Chino Hills and the Chino Hills City Council, demanding that the system for electing members to the city council be changed to comply with the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). The City currently...
Jul 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Corpus Christi, TX – A MALDEF lawsuit filed in April aimed at stopping the exclusion of Mexican Americans from being buried in a “Whites Only” Cemetery came to a swift end Friday when the Normanna Cemetery Association agreed in court that its policy...
Jul 25, 2016 | Court Cases Access to Justice
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – A MALDEF lawsuit filed in April aimed at stopping the exclusion of Mexican Americans from being buried in a “Whites Only” Cemetery came to a swift end Friday when the Normanna Cemetery Association agreed in court that its policy...
