Read about some of MALDEF’s work in the courts to uphold the civil rights of all Latinos.
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) held a press briefing Monday to discuss the recent updates to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and an upcoming hearing in Texas in a...
SEATTLE – Latino employees of the Clark County, Washington Public Works Department are subject to harassment and discrimination by supervisors and coworkers, according to a lawsuit filed today in federal court. MALDEF (Mexican...
LOS ANGELES – A transgender immigrant held in solitary confinement for approximately seven months at a Georgia immigration detention center that is under investigation for abuse is suing the federal government. MALDEF (Mexican...
CHICAGO – The Illinois legislature’s decision to direct elections officials to use legislative redistricting plans that rely on population estimates rather than decennial Census data is unconstitutional, according to a...
LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s nomination of Myrna Pérez to the U.S....
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