LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the following statement on the call for a national boycott of Goya Foods, Inc.: “Calls for a...
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 the current national crisis sparked by the murder of...
Read More(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – National and state civil rights organizations today announced their vehement opposition to Senate confirmation of Cory Wilson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Last week, the Senate...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Antonio Gonzalez, president of the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project (SVREP) and the William C. Velasquez Institute (WCVI), died on November 11 after battling cancer. As the head of both...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement on the resignation of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational...
Read MoreVoters around the nation face a critical mid-term election on November 6, 2018. There are numerous gubernatorial, senatorial, congressional, legislative, and local races for elected representatives on the ballot this fall....
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), released the following statement in response to the Senate’s 50-48 vote confirming Brett...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), released the following statement in response to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s 11-to-10 vote...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement today opposing the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the United...
Read MoreMALDEF has raised serious concerns about Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s civil rights record. We oppose his confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement on the passing of Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF...
Read MoreThomas A. Saenz, MALDEF President and General Counsel, was resolution’s lead drafter
Read MoreSenate passes DoD Authorization Conference Report, includes hate crimes provision Specifically, the law will enable U.S. Department of Justice lawyers to prosecute individuals who commit crimes motivated by certain forms of...
Read MoreMALDEF celebrates legislation naming the federal courthouse in El Paso in Honor of Late Judge and Civil Rights Leader Albert Armendariz “This honor is a fitting tribute for a legal pioneer who helped lead the movement to secure...
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate voted 72 to 22 to confirm Maryland Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez as the nation’s Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice. The confirmation is long...
Read MoreJudge Sotomayor becomes the first Hispanic to serve on the Supreme Court WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Judge Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed by a vote of 68 to 31 in the U.S. Senate to serve as the first Hispanic Associate Justice of...
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