Testimony of Thomas A. Saenz, President and General Counsel, MALDEF, Before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the Committee on the Judiciary on July 27, 2021 Good afternoon. My name is...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the following statement in response to today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brnovich v DNC that...
Read MoreGood morning. My name is Thomas A. Saenz, and I am president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), which has, for 53 years now, worked to promote the civil rights of all Latinos...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES / NEW YORK – The White House this week announced its third slate of judicial nominations to serve as federal judges on district or appellate courts. The list of nominees includes just one Latino. Thomas A. Saenz,...
Read MoreWashington, D.C. – Civil rights groups are raising concerns about the accuracy of the U.S. Census Bureau’s proposed new system for protecting privacy in a report released today. The preliminary findings, released by MALDEF...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES/NEW YORK – The Biden Administration today announced its first set of judicial nominations — 11 individuals to serve as federal judges on district or appellate courts. The list of nominees, however, includes...
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden administration today sent lawmakers an immigration reform proposal that seeks to address some of the punitive policies put in place by the previous administration and to move forward on long-needed...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES –Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement calling for the immediate removal of Donald J. Trump from the United...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement on today’s extraordinary events surrounding the certification of the 2020 presidential election and the subsequent attack on our nation’s Capitol to Thomas A. Saenz,...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2019-2020 Law School Scholarship Program. Since its founding in 1968, MALDEF has awarded scholarships to law...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – California Gov. Gavin Newsom today named Alex Padilla to fill the U.S. Senate seat to become vacant when Kamala Harris becomes Vice President of the United States. Padilla, who is currently Secretary of State, will...
Read MoreOn June 15, 2012, the Obama administration announces the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, which allows undocumented young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children to temporarily remain in the...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement reminding all Americans that Donald J. Trump’s claim of victory is...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – The full U.S. Senate should reject the rushed process undertaken to confirm the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a letter sent today by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), the leading legal voice for Latinos in the U.S., today denounced the Senate Judiciary Committee decision to support the confirmation of Amy Coney...
Read MoreOn Nov. 3, 2020 voters around the nation face a critical presidential election. In addition to electing the next president, there are federal, state, and local races on the ballot this November. Moreover, in many states and...
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