News Releases
Federal Court Halts Texas Counties From Purging Voters From Rolls
MALDEF Statement on Trump’s Unconstitutional Declaration of a State of Emergency
Districting Plan Proposed by School District in San Diego County Perpetuates Voting Rights Violations, MALDEF Warns
LOS ANGELES – A districting plan under consideration by an elementary school district in northern San Diego County must be rejected because it does not ensure Latinos a sufficient opportunity to elect candidates of their choice in the next election, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) warned in a letter sent to district officials today.
MALDEF Statement on Federal Court Ruling on Challenge to the California Voting Rights Act
MALDEF Files Lawsuit Against Texas Secretary of State for Baseless Investigation of Immigrants’ Voting Eligibility
San Antonio, TX – A group of naturalized citizens and advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit against the Texas Secretary of State for conspiring with Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to violate their Constitutional rights by improperly and baselessly questioning their eligibility to vote.
MALDEF Sues Marin County Housing Authority for Harassment and Unlawful Dismissal of Latino Employee
MALDEF Warns Texas Counties Against Challenging Voter Eligibility
Trial Begins Today in Federal Lawsuit Accusing Trump Administration of Anti-Minority Motive Behind Census Citizenship Question
MALDEF Files Motion To Dismiss Tucson Unified School District Appeal of Desegregation Ruling
Trial in Lawsuit Challenging Anti-Minority Conspiracy Behind Census Citizenship Question to Begin in Maryland
MALDEF Statement on Federal Court Ruling Striking Down the Addition of a Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census
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 today’s federal court ruling vacating the Trump administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census and concluding that the addition of the question violates the Administrative Procedures Act (APA).
MALDEF Statement on Trump’s Nativist Speech Falsely Claiming ‘Crisis’ at Southern Border
MALDEF STATEMENT ON GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN RESULTING FROM TRUMP’S TANTRUM OVER BORDER WALL
LOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement on the partial shutdown of the federal government resulting from Donald Trump’s petulant demand for an unnecessary wall along the southern border to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund):