LOS ANGELES – MALDEF mourns the recent passing of Donald L. Pierce, 78. A dedicated supporter of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), he served as a board member for nearly two decades from the late...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) honored three Latino leaders in Los Angeles last week for their long service to civil rights and the Latino community. “In the immediate aftermath of...
Read MoreLeading National Latino Civic Participation Groups Provide Analysis of 2022 Latino Vote Recording from the event are HERE and HERE Washington D.C. – The Latino vote was definitive last night in critical races across the...
Read More(TAMPA, FLA.) – A Latino civil rights organization is suing a Florida credit union for discriminating against a woman who was denied a credit card solely because of her immigration status, according to documents filed in...
Read More(NEW ORLEANS) – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled, in the case challenging the legality of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), that the case should return to the trial court for further...
Read MoreSAN ANTONIO – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) honored three esteemed Latino leaders in San Antonio on Friday for their long service to civil rights and the Latino community. “It is always a...
Read MorePHOENIX – A Latino civil rights organization is challenging an Arizona state law that could be used to remove U.S. citizens from voter rolls unlawfully, according to documents filed Monday in federal court. MALDEF (Mexican...
Read MoreLAS VEGAS – A Latino civil rights organization is suing a Nevada credit union for its discriminatory policy of denying financial services to certain immigrants because of their status. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and...
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) honored three esteemed Latino leaders in Washington, D.C. last week for their long service to civil rights and the Latino community. “The breadth...
Read MoreLAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Latino civil rights organization is suing an Indiana pig farm for federal minimum wage violations and breach of contract involving six women, according to court documents. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal...
Read MoreFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A federal court has ruled that a section of Arkansas’ election law that places limits on who may provide assistance to voters, including those who are not proficient in English, violates the federal Voting...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement about President Joe Biden’s recent nominations to the federal appeals courts to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – California Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced the elevation of Justice Patricia Guerrero to Chief Justice of the state’s highest court. Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American...
Read MoreAUSTIN, TEXAS – According to court documents, a federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Texas Secretary of State to release records about a state program that claims to identify non-U.S. citizens on the voter rolls. In February,...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – A Latino civil rights organization and co-counsel recently reached a settlement in two lawsuits filed against the U.S. government on behalf of transgender clients held in solitary confinement at a Georgia...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – On August 19, 2021, Maria Jerez, represented by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against Revature LLC. Jerez is a recipient of Deferred Action...
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