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The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the nation’s leading Latino civil rights organization, today expressed strong support for President Obama’s selection of Maryland Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Today, MALDEF Chairman of the Board Patricia A. Madrid issued the following statement in reference to Thomas A. Saenz and the U.S. Department of Justice.
Hoy, la presidenta del consejo de administración de MALDEF, Patricia A. Madrid, emitió el siguiente comunicado en referencia a Thomas A. Saenz y el Departamento de Justicia de E.E.U.U.
Attorney General Eric Holder’s action to open an investigation into the civil rights violations by Sheriff Joseph Arpaio in Arizona following requests by MALDEF and other civil rights organizations and leaders demonstrates a new seriousness at the Department of Justice.
Yesterday, a settlement in an employment-related class action for construction workers was granted final approval by U.S. District Court Judge Dale Fischer of the Central District of California, in Gutierrez et al. v. Schmid et al.
Un acuerdo para resolver una demanda colectiva en materia laboral para trabajadores de construcción recibió la aprobación final de la Jueza Dale S. Fischer del Tribunal de Distrito de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito Central de California, en el caso llamado Gutiérrez et al. v. Schmid et al.
In a sharply split decision today, the United States Supreme Court in Bartlett v. Strickland closed the courthouse doors to many Latinos and other minority communities who face discrimination with regard to voting.
In the early hours of February 26, Dannie Baker, a 60-year-old Florida resident, left his townhouse armed with a rifle, walked across the complex to a neighboring unit, and opened fire on a quiet gathering of young, unsuspecting Latino residents in Miramar Beach. When the rampage ceased, two individuals were found dead, and three others critically injured.
Today, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization, celebrated its 10th Annual Washington, D.C. Awards Gala, recognizing leaders in the public and private sector who have been critical forces in advancing the goals of the community and providing social justice for Latinos.
A civil jury held today that a vigilante rancher operating along the Arizona-Mexico border is liable for assaulting and intentionally inflicting emotional distress on a group of immigrants he found on public land.
Today, a federal court ruled that a class action lawsuit charging that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio illegally profiled Latinos can proceed.
This afternoon, President Obama signed into law the reauthorization and expansion of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). In addition to investing more resources to expand coverage for children, CHIP allows states to waive a five-year waiting period to extend health care insurance benefits to millions of legal immigrant children.
Today, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a settlement agreement in the litigation between the victims of the MacArthur Park melee and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). MALDEF, along with attorneys from the National Lawyers Guild and the National Police Accountability Project, represent approximately 200 clients in the lead case, Multi-Ethnic Immigrant Worker Organizing Network (MIWON) v. City of Los Angeles, which was filed in United States District Court for the Central District of California on May 9, 2007.
A civil trial in federal court begins today on behalf of a group of individuals who were assaulted and threatened with death by a vigilante rancher and others operating along the Arizona-Mexico border.
Today, Mayor Richard Daley named Ron Huberman as CEO of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). As CEO, Huberman will be responsible for running one of the nation’s largest school systems and a school system that has been under court ordered supervision for over 28 years.
Today, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization, will host its second annual roundtable, the 2009 Latino State of the Union, in partnership with the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Earlier today, a federal district court denied the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) request to put on hold the court’s order that requires TEA to remedy its language programs for English Language Learner (ELL) children across Texas in the long-standing case, US v. Texas. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and the Multicultural Education, Training and Advocacy, Inc. (META), on behalf of LULAC and the GI Forum, hotly contested TEA’s Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Appeal filed just weeks ago and urged the Court to hold TEA to the current deadline of January 31, 2009.
Earlier today, a federal district court denied the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) request to put on hold the court’s order that requires TEA to remedy its language programs for English Language Learner (ELL) children across Texas in the long-standing case, US v. Texas. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and the Multicultural Education, Training and Advocacy, Inc. (META), on behalf of LULAC and the GI Forum, hotly contested TEA’s Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Appeal filed just weeks ago and urged the Court to hold TEA to the current deadline of January 31, 2009.
Today, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) President & General Counsel John Trasviña called upon leaders across all communities to unite and speak out against hate violence.
Hoy, John Trasviña, Presidente del Fondo Méxicano Americano para la Defensa Legal y de la Educación llamo a lideres de todas comunidades para unirse y condenar la violencia de odio.
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