News Releases
President Obama Nominates Two Lifelong Public Servants to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Thomas Perez Will Bring Needed Leadership as Head of Civil Rights Division at U.S. Department of Justice
WASHINGTON, DC – The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the nation’s leading Latino civil rights organization, today expressed strong support for President Obama’s selection of Maryland Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Comentario Oficial de MALDEF En Referencia a Thomas A. Saenz y El Departamento de Justicia de E.E.U.U.
MALDEF Statement in Reference to Thomas A. Saenz and the U.S. Department of Justice
MALDEF Hails Department of Justice Investigation Into Numerous Civil Rights Complaints Against Arizona Sheriff
U.S. Supreme Court Decision Creates New Barriers to Election of Latinos
MALDEF Condemns Anti-Immigrant Murders in Florida
WASHINGTON, DC – In the early hours of February 26, Dannie Baker, a 60-year-old Florida resident, left his townhouse armed with a rifle, walked across the complex to a neighboring unit, and opened fire on a quiet gathering of young, unsuspecting Latino residents in Miramar Beach. When the rampage ceased, two individuals were found dead, and three others critically injured. All five victims were Chilean students participating in a foreign exchange program.
MALDEF Pays Tribute to National and Community Leaders at 10th Annual Washington, D.C. Awards Gala
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization, celebrated its 10th Annual Washington, D.C. Awards Gala, recognizing leaders in the public and private sector who have been critical forces in advancing the goals of the community and providing social justice for Latinos.
Arizona Jury Finds Vigilante Rancher Liable for Attack on Immigrants
Lawsuit Charging Sheriff Arpaio Illegally Targeted Latinos In Maricopa County Can Go Forward
Settlement for May Day 2007 Lawsuits Unanimously Approved by Los Angeles City Council
MALDEF Thanks President Obama & Congress for Expanding Health Coverage for Thousands of Latino Children
Federal Trial Against Vigilante Rancher Begins Today
Federal Judge Finds City of Waukegan Violated the First Amendment Rights of City Protestors
CHICAGO, IL– The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and Miner, Barnhill & Galland announced that yesterday a federal district court judge in Chicago reminded the City of Waukegan, Mayor Richard Hyde and Police Chief William Biang that the First Amendment is alive and well. According to MALDEF Regional Counsel Ricardo Meza “a United States District Court Judge held that the City of Waukegan violated the constitutional rights of two of the plaintiffs and sufficient evidence exists for the claims of the remaining plaintiffs to go to trial.”