LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) mourns the passing of Ignacio E. Lozano Jr., former publisher of La Opinion, the Spanish-language daily newspaper based in Los Angeles, who died Wednesday. Known to his friends as “Nacho,” he was a steadfast supporter of MALDEF, and served on the organization’s board of directors from 1979 to 1988.
News Releases
MALDEF AND GTE FINANCIAL RESOLVE DISCRIMINATION CASE
TAMPA, FLA.– A Tampa resident who challenged the denial of financial services by a Florida credit union has reached a confidential resolution with the institution. The 2022 lawsuit challenging the policies of GTE Federal Credit Union was filed by MALDEF (Mexican...
MALDEF SUES SPOKANE CREDIT UNION FOR DISCRIMINATORY LENDING PRACTICES
SPOKANE, Wash. – A Latino civil rights organization is suing a Spokane, Washington-based credit union for unlawfully denying DACA recipients financial services based on their immigration status. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and Roger M....
MALDEF ANNOUNCES 2022-2023 LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND RELEASES 2023-2024 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2022-2023 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.
MALDEF STATEMENT ON APPELLATE COURT RULING IN VRA CHALLENGE
LOS ANGELES – In a 2-1 decision, a federal court of appeals panel today ruled that private parties do not have the ability to sue under Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA). The decision came in a case out of Arkansas and will apply in the eight states in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
MALDEF HONORS THREE OUTSTANDING LATINO LEADERS AT LOS ANGELES AWARDS BANQUET
MALDEF FILES APPEAL OF FEDERAL COURT RULING ON LEGALITY OF DACA
MALDEF STATEMENT ON INTRODUCTION OF THE JOHN R. LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT ACT
MALDEF STATEMENT ON FEDERAL COURT RULING ON LEGALITY OF DACA
MALDEF HONORS LATINO LEADERS AT SAN ANTONIO AWARDS BANQUET
Federal Court Blocks Washington State’s Discriminatory Maps That Denied Latino Voters in Yakima Valley an Equal Voice
MALDEF FILES JOB DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE
MALDEF STATEMENT ON U.S. SUPREME COURT’S RULING ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today in (Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard, and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina) upends a 45-year-precedent that clearly affirmed the use of race as one of several considerations in admissions.