Mar 5, 2026 | Court Cases Freedom from Open and Obvious Bias and Racism, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – A Latino civil rights organization is taking a first step toward a civil lawsuit and seeking $250,000 in damages from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center for an immigrant who was subjected to discriminatory and unlawful treatment while receiving medical...
Feb 24, 2026 | Court Cases Freedom from Open and Obvious Bias and Racism, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
SAN ANTONIO – A man who pointed a gun at migrants in El Paso and threatened them outside a church and a bus station was ordered by a state judge to pay damages for his harmful actions on Monday. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed the...
Aug 11, 2025 | Court Cases Education, Court Cases Freedom from Open and Obvious Bias and Racism, News Releases
LOS ANGELES– A Latino civil rights organization is suing a private university and two collegiate athletic organizations for revoking a volleyball player’s scholarship offer and denying her eligibility because she is transgender, according to papers filed in federal...
Jul 2, 2025 | Court Cases Access to Justice, Court Cases Freedom from Open and Obvious Bias and Racism, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – A Latino civil rights organization is taking a first step toward a civil lawsuit and asking the federal government to pay damages of $1 million to a United States citizen who was assaulted and unlawfully detained by federal immigration officers in front...
Mar 1, 2025 | Court Cases Freedom from Open and Obvious Bias and Racism, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – A former public school teacher who launched a racist and anti-immigrant tirade against a Santa Clarita street vendor was ordered by a judge to pay over $49,000 for his harmful actions. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed...
Feb 5, 2025 | Court Cases Freedom from Open and Obvious Bias and Racism, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a class-action settlement between Kinecta Credit Union and recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other immigrants who were denied full consideration for credit because of their...
