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Birmingham, AL — MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) will present oral argument on Friday in favor of dismissing a federal lawsuit filed by the State of Alabama. The suit seeks to require the...
Read MoreLos Angeles – Please attribute the following statement marking the passing of Nativo Lopez, an outspoken activist who established the Santa Ana chapter of Hermandad Mexicana National and spoke out on behalf of immigrants’...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Adelanto Elementary School District board members voted earlier this week to switch from an at-large election system to a single-member system in response to a letter from MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and...
Read MoreBAKERSFIELD, Calif. – A coalition of Latino and Black students, their parents, community groups and the Kern County Office of Education (KCOE) have reached a settlement of a lawsuit involving a dispute over the enrollment of...
Read MoreSan Antonio, TX – The Texas Secretary of State will reform the way it identifies voters for investigation of U.S. citizenship and withdraw the election advisory sent to all counties earlier this year, according to a settlement...
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – A multi-national tech company based in Northern California illegally discriminated in employment against Dreamers and other immigrants who are authorized to work in the U.S., according to a lawsuit filed...
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO, CA – A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today upheld the entirety of California Senate Bill 54 (SB 54), which enacted important limits on cooperation by state and local officials with...
Read MoreWASHINGTON D.C. – Civil rights groups filed a notice of cross-appeal today in their lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The filing follows an appeal by the Trump...
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation’s leading Latino civil rights legal organization, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) honored three distinguished Latino leaders at its 2019 Gala commemorating its...
Read MoreWashington, D.C. – A federal court in Maryland today ruled the Trump administration cannot add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census because it violates the Enumeration Clause of the U.S. Constitution and the...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement today marking one year until the constitutionally mandated decennial...
Read MoreCHICAGO – Voters across Chicago face critical decisions on April 2, 2019. There are numerous races that will be decided by Tuesday’s municipal elections, including mayoral, treasurer, and 15 aldermanic seats – eight of...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – MALDEF sent a letter to New Haven Unified School District (NHUSD) officials today warning that the district’s at-large system of electing board members violates the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA). In...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – MALDEF sent a letter to Adelanto school officials Wednesday, warning that the district’s at-large system of electing Board of Trustees members violates the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA). In the...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES, CA – MALDEF sent a letter to Union City officials today warning that the city’s at-large system of electing the city council and mayor violates the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA). In the letter, sent...
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the statement below in response to a bipartisan Senate vote today rejecting Donald J....
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