LOS 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 students committed to furthering our mission of promoting and protecting the civil rights of the Latino community in the United States.
News Releases
MALDEF SUES EXXONMOBIL FOR DISCRIMINATORY DACA HIRING POLICY
MALDEF STATEMENT ON APPOINTMENT OF CALIFORNIA’S FIRST LATINO U.S. SENATOR
MALDEF STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT’S DISMISSAL OF CENSUS CASE
RECORDING OF MALDEF PRESS BRIEFING ON DACA AND TEXAS v. UNITED STATES
Trump Administration Sued Over Intentional Cruelty at Georgia Immigration Detention Center
MALDEF EXPANDS CHALLENGE TO DISCOVER BANK’S DENIAL OF FINANCIAL SERVICES TO DACA RECIPIENTS AND OTHER NON-CITIZENS
MALDEF STATEMENT ON RESOLUTION OF M&T BANK DACA EMPLOYMENT SUIT
NEW YORK – On May 12, 2020, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed a lawsuit on behalf of an individual job applicant work-authorized through DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), which alleged that the plaintiff was denied employment in M&T Bank Corporation’s Management Development Program because she is not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. M&T Bank denied the allegations made by MALDEF and, in fact, strongly believes in diversity and inclusion. Following productive discussions, this litigation was resolved to the satisfaction of both parties.
MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF UCLA PROFESSOR JUAN GÓMEZ-QUIÑONES
COURT REJECTS PROCTER & GAMBLE’S REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE APPEAL IN DISCRIMINATION CASE
MALDEF STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO TRUMP’S FRAUDULENT CLAIM OF VICTORY
LOS 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 false, and that the outcome of the 2020 presidential election can only be determined after a full count of all votes:
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP SEEKS TO BLOCK ARKANSAS VOTING RESTRICTIONS
MALDEF STATEMENT ON FEDERAL STAY IN ALABAMA CENSUS LAWSUIT
LOS ANGELES – A federal court on Monday issued a stay in a 2018 lawsuit filed by Alabama and Congressman Mo Brooks seeking to exclude undocumented immigrants from the apportionment data used in the 2020 Census. U.S. District Judge R. David Procter’s decision places the case on hold until after the U.S. Supreme Court has resolved an appeal before it in a similar case out of New York.