Press Releases And Other Statements
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.
MALDEF SUES BURGER KING CORPORATION FOR HIV DISCRIMINATION
MALDEF FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST SHERIFF BACA FOR REFUSAL TO RELEASE RECORDS IN RUBEN SALAZAR CASE
MALDEF WINS NINTH CIRCUIT DECISION UPHOLDING ABILITY OF U.S. CITIZENS IN ARIZONA TO REGISTER TO VOTE
MALDEF SEEKS JUSTICE FOR CENTRAL VALLEY FARM WORKERS
MALDEF FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST LOS ANGELES RESTAURANT THE IVY FOR HIV DISCRIMINATION
MALDEF SEEKS TO STOP TEXAS VOTER ID LAW
MALDEF MOURNS THE LOSS OF JOHN A. PAYTON, PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR COUNSEL OF THE NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUN
MALDEF AND NDLON DEMAND CALIFORNIA CITIES REPEAL UNCONSTITUTIONAL DAY LABORER LAWS
Fifth Circuit Affirms Farmers Branch Housing Ordinance As Unconstitutional Targeting of Undocumented Immigrants
MALDEF SUBMITS EQUITY MAP FOR CHICAGO
RECENT FLORIDA AND ARIZONA CHALLENGES TO LONG-STANDING VOTING RIGHTS ACT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF CONCERN FOR LATINO VOTE
The States of Florida and Arizona have filed challenges to the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Section 5 of the VRA, described by the Supreme Court as “remed(ying) aimed at areas where voting discrimination has been most flagrant,” helps protect the right to vote in places where, historically, this right has been most threatened. The VRA provides for federal oversight of any changes to rules and procedures affecting voting, including redistricting maps, in specified jurisdictions.