Court Cases
Education
MALDEF STATEMENT ON U.S. SUPREME COURT’S RULING ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today in (Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard, and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina) upends a 45-year-precedent that clearly affirmed the use of race as one of several considerations in admissions.
MALDEF STATEMENT ON RULING IN COLORADO FREE SPEECH CASE
Employment
Voting Rights
COURT RULES PROVISION OF ARIZONA VOTER LAW IS UNLAWFUL
MALDEF STATEMENT ON APPELLATE COURT RULING IN VRA CHALLENGE
LOS ANGELES – In a 2-1 decision, a federal court of appeals panel today ruled that private parties do not have the ability to sue under Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA). The decision came in a case out of Arkansas and will apply in the eight states in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Access to Justice
MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE NOMINATION OF TWO LATINAS TO FEDERAL COURTS OF APPEAL
LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the statement below in response to President Biden’s nomination of two sitting judges to federal courts of appeals, including the first Latina to serve on the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.