News Releases
MALDEF SUES KING CITY OFFICIALS OVER UNCONSTITUTIONAL IMPOUND POLICY
MALDEF RELEASES INITIAL FACT SHEET EXPLAINING IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS UNDER PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP
MALDEF AND NDLON ANNOUNCE JOINT IMMIGRANT CIVIL RIGHTS DEFENSE EFFORT
MALDEF APPLAUDS TEXAS BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR REJECTING OFFENSIVE TEXTBOOK
FEDERAL TRIAL BEGINS OVER VOTING RIGHTS IN PASADENA, TEXAS
MALDEF HONORS THREE EXEMPLARY LEADERS AT 2016 ANNUAL LOS ANGELES AWARDS GALA
LOS ANGELES, CA – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) hosted its annual 2016 awards gala on Thursday. The premier Latino awards program brings together a diverse group of individuals, leading corporations and law firms that are dedicated and committed to civil rights. The gala highlights the accomplishments of these groups and individuals in advancing the rights of all Latinos living in the United States.
MALDEF STATEMENT ON REPORTS OF POST ELECTION BULLYING AT CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS
MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
MALDEF DEMANDS TEXAS COUNTIES STOP PROVIDING FALSE VOTER ID INFORMATION
MALDEF THREATENS VICTOR VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT WITH LEGAL ACTION OVER AT-LARGE VOTING SYSTEM
LOS ANGELES, CA – In a letter sent today to Victor Valley Community College District officials, MALDEF warned that the current at-large system used to elect the five-member Board of Trustees violates the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA). The letter, sent to Victor Valley Community College District Superintendent Roger Wagner, alleges that the election system used by Victor Valley Community College District dilutes the Latino vote and prevents Latino voters from electing candidates of their choice to serve on the Board of Trustees.
MALDEF WINS COURT ORDER REQUIRING BEXAR COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIALS TO REMOVE ILLEGAL VOTER ID SIGNS
MALDEF WARNS CHAFFEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT OF LEGAL ACTION OVER ELECTION SYSTEM
LOS ANGELES, CA – In a letter sent today to Chaffey Community College District President Henry D. Shannon, MALDEF warned that the current at-large system used to elect the five-member Governing Board violates the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA) by diluting the Latino vote and preventing Latino voters from electing candidates of their choice to serve on the board.