News Releases
Latino Community Mourns The Loss Of Dionicio Morales, Arizona Native And Civil Rights Leader
Court Blocks Local Arizona Anti-Solicitation Law
Major Ruling in Case for Texas English Language Learner Students
Major Ruling in Case for Texas English Language Learner Students
MALDEF Strongly Supports Introduction of ‘Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act of 2008’
MALDEF Apoya Fuertemente La Introducción Del “Acta de 2008 Para El Fortalecimiento De Las Comunidades A Través De La Educación Y La Integración”
Sheriff Arpaio Sued Over Racial Profiling of Latinos In Maricopa County
PHOENIX, AZ – Today, five individuals and Somos America, a Latino community-based coalition, sued Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office (MCSO) and Maricopa County, charging that they or their members were unlawfully stopped and mistreated by law enforcement because they are Latino. The class action lawsuit – which builds upon a complaint filed last December – is before the U.S. District Court in Arizona.
MALDEF Calls on U.S. Attorney General Mukasey To Initiate Federal Civil Rights Investigation Into Brutal Beating Death Of Mexican Immigrant
Federal Court Upholds Constitutionality Of The Voting Rights Act
MALDEF, ACLU Win Permanent Injunction Of Farmers Branch Anti-Immigrant Ordinance
May Day Plaintiffs And Attorneys Call For Action At One-Year Anniversary Of Police Assaults
U.S. Supreme Court Fails America Voters With Indiana Voter ID Case Decision
National, Local Civil Rights Groups Join MALDEF in Court Filing Against Hazleton Ordinance
CHICAGO, IL – Today, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the nation’s leading Latino civil rights organization, filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in an appeal of last year’s federal court decision that struck down Hazleton, Pennsylvania’s anti-immigrant ordinances. MALDEF was joined in their effort by 25 national civil rights and Pennsylvania-based Latino and immigrant advocacy organizations.