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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION HOUSE OF DELEGATES UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED RESOLUTION OPPOSING ALTERATIONS TO 14TH AMENDMENT CITIZENSHIP CLAUSE

Aug 10, 2011 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF President and General Counsel, was resolution’s lead drafter

MALDEF: SECURE COMMUNITIES CHANGES POSE DANGER; FATALLY FLAWED PROGRAM TO CONTINUE UNCHECKED BY STATES

Aug 6, 2011 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF President and General Counsel Statement: Government’s decision is “severe threat to civil rights in our nation”

REDISTRICTING ACTION ALERT: CALL YOUR LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERVISORS TO DRAW A SECOND LATINO DISTRICT

Aug 2, 2011 | News Releases, Voting Rights

Let Them Know They Need to Respect the Federal Voting Rights Act and Avoid a Potentially EXPENSIVE Lawsuit the County is Guaranteed to Lose.

UNITED STATES FILES SUIT CHALLENGING ALABAMA ANTI-IMMIGRANT LAW

Aug 2, 2011 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases

BIRMINGHAM, AL – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today filed a federal challenge to Alabama’s draconian anti-immigrant law. Modeled on Arizona’s infamous SB 1070 but taking it to even greater extremes, the Alabama law is considered the most pernicious anti-immigrant state law to date.

RICHARD E. CHAVEZ: Memorial Services for Iconic United Farm Worker Leader

Jul 30, 2011 | News Releases

This announcement is sent at the request of Dolores Huerta

SCHOOL FUNDING TRIAL AGAINST STATE OF COLORADO BEGINS MONDAY AUGUST 1

Jul 30, 2011 | Court Cases Education, News Releases

Funding for at-risk students is inadequate and irrational

SCHOOL FUNDING TRIAL BEGINS AGAINST STATE OF COLORADO

Jul 29, 2011 | Court Cases Education, News Releases

MALDEF seeks equality for at-risk and English Language Learner Students

TEXAS REDISTRICTING: ANTI-IMMIGRANT LAWSUIT DROPPED AFTER MALDEF JOINS CASE

Jul 29, 2011 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases

Plaintiffs in Teuber v. Texas sought to exclude Latinos from 2010 Census figures

MALDEF Honors the Life of Richard E. Chavez, Farmworker Justice Advocate and Civil Rights Hero (Nov. 12, 1929 – July 27, 2011)

Jul 29, 2011 | Court Cases Education, News Releases

Community mourns loss of iconic United Farm Worker leader, brother to Cesar Chavez, and partner-in-life to Dolores Huerta

LATINOS JOIN COLORADO REDISTRICTING LITIGATION TO PRESERVE AND ADVANCE ELECTORAL STRENGTH

Jul 23, 2011 | News Releases, Voting Rights

Latino groups and voters seek the creation of fair election districts that reflect growth of Latino Population

MALDEF FILES LAWSUIT CHALLENGING LEAGUE CITY’S ANTI-SOLICITATION POLICY

Jul 22, 2011 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases

Plaintiff also challenges constitutionality of Texas anti-solicitation law

LATINA STUDENT’S CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATED BY BIG BEAR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER, SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Jul 22, 2011 | Court Cases Education, News Releases

MALDEF Suit Seeks Reforms of Practices that Created Hostile Learning Environment and Deprived Student of Equal Opportunity

MALDEF SECURES NINTH CIRCUIT VICTORY IN TUCSON SCHOOL DISTRICT DESEGREGATION AND CIVIL RIGHTS CASE

Jul 21, 2011 | Court Cases Education, News Releases

Court mandates continued federal monitoring of Tucson Unified School District desegregation policies

MALDEF VP HONORED WITH KCET LOCAL HERO AWARD DURING 2011 LGBT PRIDE MONTH

Jun 22, 2011 | News Releases

David Damian Figueroa, VP of Strategic Development and Communications, is first openly gay member of executive team in organization’s history

MALDEF Response to Secure Communities Program Changes

Jun 18, 2011 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

Reforms are Inadequate to Resolve Program’s Problems

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