Read about some of MALDEF’s work in the courts to uphold the civil rights of all Latinos.
LOS ANGELES – A New Mexico state court today rejected an argument by state officials that they had complied with a historic 2018 education ruling and should be released from a court’s order. Earlier this year, New Mexico...
MIAMI – A federal judge has ruled that a class-action lawsuit filed by DACA recipients challenging Procter & Gamble’s discriminatory hiring practice will move to trial. The decision by a Florida federal court clears the way...
LAFAYETTE, La. – Civil rights attorneys are asking a federal court to release a medically vulnerable immigrant detained at a Louisiana immigration detention where several detainees have tested positive for COVID-19. MALDEF...
(LOS ANGELES ) – Officials in Yakima County, Washington must change the system and maps used to elect county commissioners or risk a federal lawsuit, according to a letter sent by a Latino civil rights organization. MALDEF...
(LOS ANGELES ) – Officials in Yakima County, Washington must change the system and maps used to elect county commissioners or risk a federal lawsuit, according to a letter sent by a Latino civil rights organization. MALDEF...
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