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ACLU, MALDEF File Temporary Restraining Order In Immigration Ordinance Challenge
Farmers Branch City Council Proceeds With Implementation Of Challenged Immigration Ordinance
MALDEF Recoginizes Fifth Anniverary of No Child Left Behind Act
Local Groups File Challenge to Cherokee Anti-Immigrant Ordinance
MALDEF Studies Unconstitutional Aspects of New Cherokee County Anti-Immigrant Ordinance
MALDEF Wins Ruling Striking Down Racial Segregation Case In Dallas Elementary School
Dallas, TX– Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that the principal of Preston Hollow Elementary School in Dallas segregated minority students on the basis of their race in violation of the U.S. Constitution and ordered the principal to cease the segregation and pay punitive damages to injured students.
MALDEF Wins Ruling Striking Down Racial Segregation Case In Dallas Elementary School
Dallas, TX– Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that the principal of Preston Hollow Elementary School in Dallas segregated minority students on the basis of their race in violation of the U.S. Constitution and ordered the principal to cease the segregation and pay punitive damages to injured students.
MALDEF Strongly Opposes Farmers Branch City Council’s Passage of Local Anti-Immigrant Measure
Civil Rights Organizations File Suit Against City Of Escondido Over Unconstitutional Ordinance
ESCONDIDO, CA – A coalition of civil rights organizations and law firms announced a lawsuit they filed today against the City of Escondido, CA, on the grounds that the City’s anti-immigration ordinance is unconstitutional and illegal under federal and state law. In a demand letter issued last week, the coalition urged the City Council to avoid spending taxpayer dollars on a lawsuit defending the unconstitutional ordinance, and pressed instead for the measure to be repealed before the November 18 implementation date. The City has not responded to the letter as of this date.
Supreme Court Decision Jeopardizes Right To Vote in Arizona
MALDEF and 15 Latino Organizations Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Local School District Voluntary Integration Authority
MALDEF and 15 Latino Organizations Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Local School District Voluntary Integration Authority
Juez Concede La Petición De Orden De Restricción Temporal Contra Ordenanza En Ciudad De Valley Park
MALDEF Appeals Denial Of Preliminary Injunction On Prop. 200 Voter Restrictions
PHOENIX, AZ – Yesterday, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), petitioned the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to review the denial of a preliminary injunction against the voting restrictions of Arizona’s Proposition 200. MALDEF earlier sought a preliminary injunction to prevent U.S. citizens from having to meet difficult and discriminatory new identification requirements in order to vote in the upcoming primary and general elections. In addition, MALDEF sought to remove new “proof of citizenship” requirements that have prevented thousands of voter applicants from being placed on the rolls for the upcoming elections. In an order yesterday, a lower court denied MALDEF’s request.