Press Releases And Other Statements
MALDEF RESPONDS TO SUPREME COURT DECISION IN ARIZONA CASE
MEDIA SPIN CANNOT OBSCURE FAILURE OF SB 1070 AND ITS ILK, SAYS MALDEF PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Many of the proponents of Arizona’s notorious SB 1070, including Governor Jan Brewer, have attempted to spin today’s 5-3 Supreme Court decision striking down three provisions and leaving a fourth with high obstacles in front of implementation, as a victory for the purveyors of such legislation. In response, MALDEF President and General Counsel Thomas A. Saenz issued the following statement:
THOMAS A. SAENZ RESPONDS TO THE PRESIDENT’S DECISION TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH
JUDGE BARS STATE INTERVENTION IN TUCSON DESEGREGATION CASE
MALDEF FILES CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CALIFORNIA CAR WASHES
MALDEF ISSUES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY
Federal Court Rejects Arizona Vigilante Roger Barnett’s Final Attempt To Avoid Paying For Attack On Immigrants
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Today, MALDEF lauded a decision by Senior U.S District Judge, Frank Zapata, denying Arizona vigilante Roger Barnett’s latest attempt to avoid paying punitive damages to a group of immigrants he attacked in 2004. The group included an unarmed Latina mother lying on the ground, whom Barnett kicked.