News Releases
MALDEF STATEMENT ON EDUCATION SECRETARY’S ATTEMPT TO ROLL BACK REMARKS ON REPORTING STUDENTS TO ICE
MALDEF STATEMENT ON EDUCATION SECRETARY’S CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY ON ICE ENFORCEMENT AT SCHOOLS
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OFFICIALS MAY NOT INDEFINITELY BAN PARENT FROM CHILD’S SCHOOL AS RETALIATION FOR FREE SPEECH OR WITHOUT OPPORTUNITY TO CONTEST
Sacramento, CA – In a ruling that recognizes the critical right of all parents to participate in their children’s education, a federal court today rejected Gustine, California school officials’ attempt to dismiss a Latina mother’s lawsuit challenging the school principal’s decision to ban her from campus after she sought to protect her son’s education. The court held that banning parents from school cannot be done in retaliation for exercise of free-speech rights. It further held that, under California law, no parental ban can extend beyond two weeks without providing the parent as chance at a hearing to contest the legitimacy of the ban.
FEDERAL COURT GRANTS MALDEF MOTION TO INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF DREAMERS IN TEXAS-LED LAWSUIT CHALLENGING DACA
MALDEF FILES MOTION TO INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF DREAMERS IN TEXAS-LED LAWSUIT CHALLENGING DACA
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – Nearly two dozen young immigrants who grew up in the United States and are recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) are asking a federal court to allow them to intervene in a lawsuit filed this month by Texas and six other states challenging the 2012 initiative.
MALDEF Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against Bank of America for Employment Discrimination Against Non-Citizens
MALDEF STATEMENT ON LAWSUIT LED BY TEXAS CHALLENGING DACA INITIATIVE
LOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement in response to a lawsuit filed by Texas and six other states challenging the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund):
MALDEF HONORS THREE COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS FOR ADVANCING LATINO CAUSES
Washington, D.C. – Renowned broadcast journalist Maria Elena Salinas, civil rights leader Brent A. Wilkes, and Verizon executive Emilio Gonzalez were honored Wednesday at the 2018 MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) Washington, D.C. Gala. The annual event brings together individuals, corporations, and law firms dedicated to advancing Latino causes and civil rights in the United States.
MALDEF FILES CLASS-ACTION SUIT AGAINST NEW JERSEY FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRM FOR EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NON-CITIZENS
LAWSUIT CHARGING PROCTER & GAMBLE WITH DISCRIMINATORY EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AGAINST SOME IMMIGRANTS WILL MOVE FORWARD
MALDEF, Kern County Reach Settlement In Landmark Voting Rights Lawsuit
MALDEF STATEMENT ON PASSING OF FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE STEPHEN REINHARDT
MALDEF STATEMENT ON COMMERCE DEPARTMENT’S APPROVAL OF A POLITICALLY CHARGED QUESTION ON CITIZENSHIP ON THE 2020 U.S. CENSUS
MALDEF ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF GRISELDA VEGA SAMUEL AS MIDWEST REGIONAL COUNSEL
Chicago, IL – Griselda Vega Samuel, an attorney whose specialties have included working with low-income clients and advocating on behalf of human trafficking victims, has joined MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) as its new Midwest Regional Counsel, leading its Chicago office.