Public Policy
Hearing On “The Biden-Harris Border Crisis: Noncitizen Voting”
MALDEF STATEMENT ON ILLINOIS STATE LAW EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR IN-STATE TUITION
CHICAGO – This week Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a measure that provides immigrant students greater educational opportunities. Known as Senate Bill 461, the law will allow immigrant students who attend Illinois high schools or community college to be eligible for in-state tuition at Illinois public universities starting in the 2026-2027 academic year.
MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EL PASO MASS MURDER
MALDEF STATEMENT ON NEW RULE MAKING DACA RECIPIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR ACA HEALTH CARE COVERAGE
MALDEF STATEMENT ON NEW FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR COLLECTING DATA ON RACE AND IDENTITY
MALDEF STATEMENT ON INTRODUCTION OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT IN U.S. SENATE
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Senate today introduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2024 (JLVRAA). The bill provides an important path forward in helping protect our democracy by protecting the rights of every citizen, including Latinos and other minorities, who increasingly face new hurdles when seeking to exercise their right to vote.
MALDEF ANNOUNCES 2022-2023 LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND RELEASES 2023-2024 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2022-2023 Law School Scholarship Program. Since its founding in 1968, MALDEF has awarded scholarships to law students committed to furthering our mission of promoting and protecting the civil rights of the Latino community in the United States.
MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE NOMINATION OF TWO LATINAS TO FEDERAL COURTS OF APPEAL
LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the statement below in response to President Biden’s nomination of two sitting judges to federal courts of appeals, including the first Latina to serve on the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
MALDEF NAMES FATIMA MENENDEZ SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COUNSEL
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ADOPTS RESOLUTION IN RESPONSE TO MOORE v HARPER
LOS ANGELES – The American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates earlier this month adopted a resolution supporting efforts to restore state-separation-of-powers principles in anticipation of a possible, unprecedented ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in a controversial case that could upend state constitutional structures with respect to regulation of federal elections nationwide.
MALDEF STATEMENT ON GUILTY PLEA IN EL PASO MASSACRE
LOS ANGELES – A Texas white nationalist who murdered 23 people and injured nearly two dozen more during a mass shooting in 2019 at a Walmart in El Paso pleaded guilty Wednesday to 90 criminal counts, including 45 counts of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The confessed shooter admitted that he targeted the Latino community and chose to carry out the massacre in El Paso because it was a border city. Under a plea agreement, the white nationalist will be sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms.
MALDEF ANNOUNCES 2021-2022 LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND RELEASES 2022-2023 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is proud to announce the recipients in its 2021-2022 Law School Scholarship Program. Since its founding in 1968, MALDEF has awarded scholarships to law students committed to furthering our mission of promoting and protecting the civil rights of the Latino community in the United States.