Public Policy
MALDEF STATEMENT ON BIDEN IMMIGRATION REFORM PROPOSAL
MALDEF CALLS FOR THE IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF DONALD J. TRUMP AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
LOS ANGELES –Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement calling for the immediate removal of Donald J. Trump from the United States presidency through the 25th Amendment or via impeachment and conviction:
MALDEF STATEMENT ON TODAY’S UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY AT THE CAPITOL AND THE THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY
LOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement on today’s extraordinary events surrounding the certification of the 2020 presidential election and the subsequent attack on our nation’s Capitol to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund):
MALDEF ANNOUNCES 2019-2020 LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND RELEASES 2020 -2021 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2019-2020 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 APPOINTMENT OF CALIFORNIA’S FIRST LATINO U.S. SENATOR
MALDEF STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO TRUMP’S FRAUDULENT CLAIM OF VICTORY
LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement reminding all Americans that Donald J. Trump’s claim of victory is false, and that the outcome of the 2020 presidential election can only be determined after a full count of all votes:
MALDEF URGES SENATE TO VOTE AGAINST BARRETT NOMINATION TO U.S. SUPREME COURT
MALDEF STATEMENT OPPOSING JUDICIARY COMMITTEE VOTE TO CONFIRM SUPREME COURT NOMINEE AMY CONEY BARRETT
MALDEF 2020 Voting Guide
MALDEF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CALIFORNIA BALLOT MEASURES
MALDEF Ballot Guide 2020
MALDEF STATEMENT URGING SENATE TO WAIT UNTIL JANUARY 2021 TO VOTE ON SCOTUS CONFIRMATION
Testimony of Thomas A. Saenz President and General Counsel, MALDEF Before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the House Committee on the Judiciary
Good morning. My name is Thomas A. Saenz, and I am president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), which has, for over 52 years now, worked to promote the civil rights of all Latinos living in the United States. MALDEF is headquartered in Los Angeles, with regional offices in Chicago; San Antonio, where we were founded; and Washington, D.C. I appear before you remotely today from the city of Los Angeles.
MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHICANO MORATORIUM
LOS ANGELES – Fifty years ago, thousands of peaceful protesters took to the streets of East Los Angeles to draw attention to the disproportionately high number of Mexican Americans drafted and killed in the Vietnam War and the fight for Latino civil rights. The rally turned violent after police arrived. Those killed included journalist Ruben Salazar, who was covering the struggles facing the Latino community across the Southwest.