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Thomas A. Saenz
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Immigrant Texans and Border Organization Sue to Block Extremist Anti-Immigrant State Law
Discover Agrees to Settle Class Action Lending Discrimination Suit Brought By DACA Recipients
MALDEF SETTLES DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has granted final approval to a class-action settlement between a class of credit applicants represented by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and a California credit union that denied a DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipient a loan because of her immigration status.
COURT RULES PROVISION OF ARIZONA VOTER LAW IS UNLAWFUL
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CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS CHALLENGED ABERCROMBIE & FITCH’S UNLAWFUL HIRING TACTICS ON BEHALF OF LATINO, BLACK AND ASIAN AMERICAN YOUTH
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
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
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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Prelinminary Report: Impact of Differential Privacy & the 2020 Census on Latinos, Asian Americans and Redistricting
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