Escobedo v. Rogers

Nov 4, 2008 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Voting Rights

As part of MALDEF’s national voter protection campaign during the 2008 general elections, MALDEF filed a federal lawsuit in Albuquerque, New Mexico to block threats and voter intimidation directed at eligible Latino voters. MALDEF represents two Latina voters who are...

Garrett v. City of Escondido, California

Oct 30, 2008 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights

In October 2006, the City of Escondido, California, passed an anti-immigration ordinance that required landlords to ensure that they were not renting property to undocumented persons within the City of Escondido, and threatened them with civil and criminal penalties...

Voter Protection Efforts

Oct 13, 2008 | Public Policy, Voting Rights

Across the country, MALDEF has been working hard to secure unfettered access to voter registration materials and to the polling booths for all U.S. citizens. Two recent victories came in the reauthorization of the federal Voting Rights Act and the rejection by the...

Vasquez v. City of Farmers Branch, Texas

Sep 22, 2008 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights

[slider]In November 2006, the City of Farmers Branch became the first city in Texas to pass an anti-immigrant ordinance. Ordinance 2892, and its later replacement Ordinance 2903, required landlords of apartment complexes to verify that every person living in an...