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MALDEF HONORS LATINO LEADERS AT WASHINGTON, D.C. AWARDS GALA

Apr 28, 2025 | News Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) paid tribute in Washington, D.C. to three leaders who have dedicated themselves to furthering the Latino community.

MALDEF CHALLENGES 2021 REDISTRICTING MAPS FOR STANISLAUS COUNTY

Apr 23, 2025 | News Releases, Voting Rights

LOS ANGELES – A Latino civil rights group is suing Stanislaus County and its officials over county redistricting maps that violate the federal Voting Rights Act and dilute the voting strength of Latino voters, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

MALDEF INTERVENES IN HUNTINGTON BEACH LAWSUIT CHALLENGING SANCTUARY LAW ON BEHALF OF DAY LABORERS

Apr 18, 2025 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases

SANTA ANA – A Latino civil rights organization has filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit by the city of Huntington Beach challenging California’s sanctuary law, according to papers filed in federal court Thursday.

MALDEF FILES CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT CHALLENGING DISCRIMINATORY POLICY OF GEORGIA CREDIT UNION

Apr 3, 2025 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Latino civil rights organization is suing a Georgia credit union for unlawfully denying consideration for credit to recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other immigrants solely because of their status and not their ability to repay, according to papers filed in federal court on Thursday.

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CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS CHALLENGED ABERCROMBIE & FITCH’S UNLAWFUL HIRING TACTICS ON BEHALF OF LATINO, BLACK AND ASIAN AMERICAN YOUTH

Apr 22, 2022

In the 1990s and the early 2000s, retailer Abercrombie & Fitch, was the hottest place for young people to shop and work. Ubiquitous in malls throughout the U.S., A&F presented a casual “all-American” look that felt exclusive. But that exclusivity was built on...

The Legal Fight to Protect The First Amendment Right of Day Laborers

Dec 13, 2021

MALDEF’s Thomas A. Saenz accompanies a group of day laborers during the height of the challenge to anti-solicitation ordinances enacted by cities in California.Workers who are hired by the day have long been part of the American labor force. In the 19th Century, they...

Celebrating a History of Women Leaders at MALDEF

Mar 28, 2021

Ambassador Vilma Martinez (left) Thomas A. Saenz (center) and Antonia Hernández (right). (Photo taken at MALDEF’s 50th Anniversary Gala in San Antonio, Texas.)As we near the conclusion of Women’s History Month, MALDEF celebrates its organizational history of women in...

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