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MALDEF HONORS LATINO LEADERS AT CHICAGO AWARDS BANQUET

Jun 26, 2023 | Press Releases And Other Statements

CHICAGO – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) paid tribute in Chicago recently to three leaders who have dedicated their careers to improving the lives of those in the Latino community and throughout the country.

WASHINGTON STATE JURY AWARDS $600,000 TO LATINO PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES WHO FACED DISCRIMINATION

Jun 22, 2023 | Court Cases Employment, Press Releases And Other Statements

LOS ANGELES – Three Latino men who sued the Clark County Department of Public Works for discrimination and racial bias were awarded $200,000 each by a jury on Tuesday.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON HOW SUPREME COURT REDISTRICTING RULING WILL AFFECT TEXAS CHALLENGE

Jun 9, 2023 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Voting Rights

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Allen v. Milligan, a lawsuit that challenged Alabama’s discriminatory redistricting maps, is an important victory for democracy and holds implications for other ongoing challenges to recently drawn maps.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON RULING IN COLORADO FREE SPEECH CASE

May 27, 2023 | Court Cases Education, Court Cases Freedom from Open and Obvious Bias and Racism, Media, Press Releases And Other Statements

LOS ANGELES – A federal court has refused to temporarily block a Colorado school district’s rule that bars a student from wearing a sash honoring her Mexican American heritage.

MALDEF SUES ICE AND FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS OVER UNLAWFUL DETENTION IN LAS VEGAS

May 26, 2023 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements

LAS VEGAS – A federal lawsuit challenging the City of Las Vegas’s use of immigration detainers has been expanded to include U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to papers filed Tuesday.

COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT SUED FOR VIOLATING STUDENT’S RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH

May 25, 2023 | Court Cases Access to Justice, Court Cases Education, Press Releases And Other Statements

DENVER, COLORADO – A Colorado school district’s decision to ban a student from wearing a sash at her graduation ceremony that honors her Mexican American heritage is unconstitutional, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF GLORIA MOLINA

May 15, 2023 | Press Releases And Other Statements

LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) mourns the death of Gloria Molina, a trailblazing advocate and leader who was the first Latina elected to the California Assembly, Los Angeles City Council, and the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors. Molina, 74, died Sunday.

MALDEF SUES TEXAS WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION

May 8, 2023 | Court Cases Employment, Press Releases And Other Statements

Austin, Texas – A Texas waste management company unlawfully discriminated against Latino workers, according to a federal lawsuit filed by a Latino civil rights group.

MALDEF HONORS LATINO LEADERS AT WASHINGTON, D.C. AWARDS BANQUET

Apr 24, 2023 | Media, Press Releases And Other Statements

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last Thursday, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) paid tribute in Washington D.C. to three leaders who have dedicated their careers to promoting the progress of the Latino community.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE NOMINATION OF TWO LATINAS TO FEDERAL COURTS OF APPEAL

Apr 14, 2023 | Media, Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice

LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the statement below in response to President Biden’s nomination of two sitting judges to federal courts of appeals, including the first Latina to serve on the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

MALDEF NAMES FATIMA MENENDEZ SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COUNSEL

Mar 27, 2023 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy

SAN ANTONIO, TX – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) announced today the appointment of Fátima Lucía Menéndez as Southwest Regional Counsel.

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ADOPTS RESOLUTION IN RESPONSE TO MOORE v HARPER

Feb 22, 2023 | PP Voting Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy

LOS ANGELES – The American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates earlier this month adopted a resolution supporting efforts to restore state-separation-of-powers principles in anticipation of a possible, unprecedented ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in a controversial case that could upend state constitutional structures with respect to regulation of federal elections nationwide.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON GUILTY PLEA IN EL PASO MASSACRE

Feb 9, 2023 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Freedom from Open and Obvious Bias and Racism, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

LOS ANGELES – A Texas white nationalist who murdered 23 people and injured nearly two dozen more during a mass shooting in 2019 at a Walmart in El Paso pleaded guilty Wednesday to 90 criminal counts, including 45 counts of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The confessed shooter admitted that he targeted the Latino community and chose to carry out the massacre in El Paso because it was a border city. Under a plea agreement, the white nationalist will be sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF JAN. 6 INSURRECTION

Jan 6, 2023 | Press Releases And Other Statements

LOS ANGELES – Two years ago today, a violent mob – predominantly white supporters of the recently defeated Donald J. Trump — attempted to overthrow our democracy by attacking the U.S. Capitol to prevent the lawful certification of the legitimate presidential election results.

MALDEF SUES PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OVER CLOSURES

Jan 4, 2023 | Court Cases Education, Press Releases And Other Statements

LOS ANGELES – A Latino civil rights organization is challenging the closure of elementary schools that serve high concentrations of Latino students in the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD), according to papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Friday.

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