Aug 3, 2018 | Public Policy, Public Policy Education
MALDEF is part of this diverse coalition of national organizations representing communities of color that believe high schools should have the capacity and motivation to prepare every student for graduation, college, work, and life. CHSE represents Americans of all...
Jul 25, 2018 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
LOS ANGELES — The New Mexico Public Education Department has publicly stated that it intends to appeal a court ruling that the state has failed to live up to its constitutional obligation to provide a sufficient education to all students and must implement a remedial...
Jul 21, 2018 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – A digital services firm based in Silicon Valley illegally denied a paid internship to a qualified applicant based on her immigration status, according to a letter sent to California state labor officials today. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal...
Jul 20, 2018 | Court Cases Access to Justice, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – Civil rights attorneys are asking state officials to investigate Kern County prosecutors in connection with the recent filing of misdemeanor charges against a county supervisor. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) sent a...
Jul 20, 2018 | Court Cases Education, News Releases
Santa Fe, NM – A state court ruled today that New Mexico’s education system violates the state constitution because it fails to provide students a sufficient public education. Families and school districts in the consolidated lawsuit Yazzie v. State of New...
