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Thomas A. Saenz
MALDEF President and General Counsel
News Releases
MALDEF SUES NORTH CAROLINA FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AND TULSA DEALERSHIP FOR DISCRIMINATORY LENDING PRACTICES
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY SUED AGAIN FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST IMMIGRANT POTENTIAL TENANTS
MALDEF HONORS LEADERS ADVANCING LATINO CIVIL RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY AT CHICAGO AWARDS GALA
JUDGE GRANTS FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS-ACTION SETTLEMENT IN UNIVERSITY DISCRIMINATORY POLICY LAWSUIT
LOS ANGELES — A state judge has granted final approval of a class-action settlement between A.T. Still University (ATSU) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and other immigrant students who were denied enrollment at ATSU’s California campus because of their immigration status.
Our History
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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