SCHOOL FUNDING TRIAL AGAINST STATE OF COLORADO BEGINS MONDAY AUGUST 1 Jul 30, 2011 | Court Cases Education, News ReleasesFunding for at-risk students is inadequate and irrational
SCHOOL FUNDING TRIAL BEGINS AGAINST STATE OF COLORADO Jul 29, 2011 | Court Cases Education, News ReleasesMALDEF 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 ReleasesPlaintiffs 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 ReleasesCommunity 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 RightsLatino 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 ReleasesPlaintiff 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 ReleasesMALDEF 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 ReleasesCourt 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 ReleasesDavid 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' RightsReforms are Inadequate to Resolve Program’s Problems
MALDEF AND LATINO COALITION SUIT CHARGES TEXAS MAPS VIOLATE THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT Jun 18, 2011 | News Releases, Voting RightsLatino groups and voters seek the creation of fair election districts that reflect growth of Latino population
ACTOR AND ACTIVIST EVA LONGORIA JOINS CONGRESSWOMAN LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (CA-34) IN A RENEWED PUSH TO PROTECT CHILD FARMWORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Jun 17, 2011 | News ReleasesEVENT MARKS THE INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN OUR CHILD LABOR LAWS AS WELL AS THE JULY RELEASE OF A DOCUMENTARY CAPTURING THE HARSH WORKING CONDITIONS OF OUR NATION’S FARMWORKER CHILDREN
TEXAS LATINO REDISTRICTING TASK FORCE BLASTS LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR CONGRESSIONAL MAP Jun 1, 2011 | News Releases, Voting RightsNew Map Provides No New Latino Opportunity Districts
MALDEF OPPOSES LATEST ILLINOIS LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING PLAN May 28, 2011 | News Releases, Voting RightsGOVERNOR QUINN URGED NOT TO APPROVE PLAN THAT SPLITS LITTLE VILLAGE
MALDEF CRITICIZES SUPREME COURT DECISION UPHOLDING ARIZONA E-VERIFY LAW May 26, 2011 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Employment, Public Policy Immigrants' RightsDecision Holds Little Predictive Value on SB 1070
