McALLEN, TX – A federal judge in Texas today struck down key portions of Starr County’s regulations that limited political speech. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Randy Crane concluded that certain Starr County...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is pleased to announce the recipients in its 2018-19 Law School Scholarship Program. Since MALDEF’s founding, the civil rights organization has awarded...
Read MoreBIRMINGHAM, AL – Latino voters are asking a federal judge in Alabama to declare that Congressional apportionment must be determined by the total population residing in the United States, as actually enumerated in the upcoming...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the following statement on the death this past weekend of José José, an iconic singer: “MALDEF...
Read MoreSAN ANTONIO, TX – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) celebrated the careers and achievements of three extraordinary Latino leaders on Friday night in San Antonio at its annual awards gala. Among the...
Read MoreGREENBELT, MD – The Trump administration’s plan to collect and provide incomplete citizenship data to the states for purposes of redistricting is an unconstitutional and racially discriminatory scheme intended to deprive Latinos...
Read MoreFresno, CA. – A California Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that students and community organizations may sue the State of California, through the Superintendent of Public Instruction, for failing to monitor and hold school...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – This past week, Donald Trump provided further indication that he may be unfit to serve as president. Among other statements raising questions about his mental capacity were his lashing out at the Danish prime...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit yesterday vacated a trial court’s ruling that held that the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question was not intentionally discriminatory. The...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – MALDEF announced today the appointment of Belinda Escobosa Helzer to the position of National Senior Counsel. Escobosa Helzer is a veteran civil rights attorney who has been litigating cases in the areas of...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) released the following statement on the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and in Dayton, Ohio: “MALDEF...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – A federal court in Maryland should vacate its ruling that found the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census was not intentionally discriminatory, according to recently filed...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – The Placentia City Council on Tuesday approved a map that redraws the City Council voting districts as part of a settlement with MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund). The new map ends...
Read MorePHOENIX – Attorneys for MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) will be in federal court on Friday, July 19, 2019, in support of a joint motion for preliminary approval of a settlement in a class-action...
Read MoreGREENBELT, Md. – A federal judge in Maryland today issued an order permanently barring the Trump administration from placing a citizenship question on the 2020 Census in any form. U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel’s order...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Donald J. Trump conceded today that his administration will no longer pursue a legal fight to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The president’s statement comes in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s...
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