News Releases
MALDEF OPPOSES LATEST ILLINOIS LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING PLAN
MALDEF CRITICIZES SUPREME COURT DECISION UPHOLDING ARIZONA E-VERIFY LAW
MALDEF FORCES WITHDRAWAL OF LEGAL CHALLENGE TO TEXAS’ INSTATE TUITION LAW, HB 1403
MALDEF Calls on Community Leaders, Parents to Advocate for Equity in Implementation of Common Core State Standards
An important initiative is catching on nationwide to assure that public schools everywhere provide education on the same set of core skills and knowledge. Still, there remains much work to be done in ensuring that implementation of common core state standards is completed in the best way to serve all students. As state budgets for education face serious challenges in virtually every state, public school parents, community leaders and education advocates must be involved and stay informed in order to ensure that implementation achieves this goal.
MALDEF Applauds Federal Action To Ensure That Every Child Has Access To Public Education
MALDEF RELEASES ILLINOIS LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING MAP
NINTH CIRCUIT COURT CONFIRMS THAT ARIZONA’S SB 1070 ANTI-IMMIGRANT LAW CANNOT TAKE EFFECT
MALDEF’S “Latino State of the State” Signals Return of National Latino Organization to Full-Time Advocacy in Sacramento
MALDEF UNVEILS TEXAS REDISTRICTING PLANS AT STATE CAPITOL
MALDEF, LATINO OFFICERS CHARGE CITY OF WESTMINSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
THOMAS A. SAENZ AND JESSE RUIZ APPOINTED MEMBERS OF U.S. DEPARMENT OF EDUCATION EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE COMMISSION
THE LOPEZ FOUNDATION PLEDGES PROCEEDS TO MALDEF FROM ARIZONA CONCERT
MALDEF CELEBRATES TEXAS RULING UPHOLDING FAIR APPORTIONMENT FOR LATINOS
DALLAS, TX – Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas rejected an apportionment challenge that sought to force the City of Irving, Texas to discriminate against Latino voters in drawing the map for city council districts. MALDEF represents Latino voters who live in Irving and intervened to defend their rights in the litigation.