News Releases
MALDEF SUES HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE FOR DISCRIMINATORY DACA HIRING POLICY
MALDEF WARNS TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ALLOW PARENT ACCESS
MALDEF WARNS TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ALLOW PARENT ACCESS
MALDEF TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESS ON STRENGTHENING VOTING RIGHTS PROTECTIONS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives of leading civil rights organizations testified in two U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearings yesterday about the need to expand and strengthen the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA) and to address other elections-related concerns. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) President and General Counsel Thomas A. Saenz was among those testifying.
FEDERAL COURT STRIKES DOWN KEY ELEMENTS OF STARR COUNTY ELECTIONEERING RULE
MALDEF ANNOUNCES 2018-2019 LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND RELEASES 2019-2020 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
MALDEF Statement on Filing of Cross-Claim in Alabama Reapportionment Case
MALDEF Statement on Passing of Legendary Mexican Singer José José
MALDEF Honors Latino Leaders at 2019 San Antonio Annual Awards Gala
MALDEF Files Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court on Behalf of DACA Recipients
MALDEF Sues Trump Administration Over Citizenship Data Collection
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.
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.”