GREENBELT, MD – The Trump administration’s plan to collect and provide incomplete citizenship data to the states for purposes of redistricting is an unconstitutional and racially discriminatory scheme intended to deprive Latinos and non-citizens of equal representation, according to a lawsuit filed Friday by civil rights organizations.
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MALDEF Response to Alabama’s Revised Attempt to Exclude Immigrants from 2020 Census Data
LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the following statement in response to Alabama’s decision to amend its lawsuit filed last year that seeks to force the Census Bureau to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2020 Census data used for reapportionment:
APPELLATE COURT RULES STUDENTS MAY SUE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Fresno, CA. – A California Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that students and community organizations may sue the State of California, through the Superintendent of Public Instruction, for failing to monitor and hold school districts accountable for discriminatory suspension, expulsion or transfer practices.
With 25th Amendment in Play, Cabinet Composition Matters
LOS ANGELES – This past week, Donald Trump provided further indication that he may be unfit to serve as president. Among other statements raising questions about his mental capacity were his lashing out at the Danish prime minister for rejecting his assertion that he would buy Greenland, as well as his disturbing characterization of himself as “the chosen one.”
MALDEF Settles First Amendment Lawsuit Against School District
Court of Appeals Sets Aside Ruling that Addition of Citizenship Question was Not Intentionally Discriminatory
MALDEF APPOINTS BELINDA ESCOBOSA HELZER AS NATIONAL SENIOR COUNSEL
MALDEF Responds to Trump Administration’s New Public Charge Rule
MALDEF STATEMENT ON MISSISSIPPI ICE RAIDS
MALDEF STATEMENT ON COURT GRANTING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF MOTEL 6 SETTLEMENT
MALDEF STATEMENT ON EL PASO AND DAYTON MASS SHOOTINGS
FEDERAL APPELLATE COURT GRANTS MALDEF REQUEST TO DISMISS TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT APPEAL TO END DESEGREGATION ORDER
MALDEF STATEMENT ON REQUEST TO VACATE DECISION ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN CENSUS CASE
MALDEF SETTLES CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS LAWSUIT IN PLACENTIA
Court Hearing To Consider Preliminary Approval of Updated MOTEL 6 Lawsuit Settlement
PHOENIX – Attorneys for MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) will be in federal court on Friday, July 19, 2019, in support of a joint motion for preliminary approval of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of guests who stayed at Motel 6 nationwide and whose privacy was violated when personal information was provided to federal immigration officials.