News Releases
MALDEF STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT’S DECISION TO DENY REHEARING OF DAPA/DACA CASE
LOS ANGELES, CA – The United States Supreme Court today denied a petition to rehear United States v. Texas, a case challenging the constitutionality of President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, including the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the initiation of Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA).
MALDEF ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND RELEASES 2016-2017 LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
COURT RULES THAT LAWSUIT CAN MOVE FORWARD ON BEHALF OF LATINO, BLACK STUDENTS FACING DISCRIMINATION IN KERN COUNTY
BAKERSFIELD, CA – A California District Court of Appeal panel has refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a coalition of civil rights groups against Kern High School District (KHSD) over disciplinary policies that unlawfully target African American and Latino students. The court summarily denied KHSD’s extraordinary writ request to revisit the trial court’s denial of dismissal.
ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES OPINION ESTABLISHING CONSTITUTIONAL STANDARDS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF KEY SB 1070 PROVISIONS, ENDING LAWSUIT
MALDEF INVESTIGATION AND LETTER PROMPTS LA MIRADA CITY COUNCIL VOTE TO ADOPT BY-DISTRICT ELECTION SYSTEM
MALDEF AND TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST INDIANA GOVERNOR MIKE PENCE CHALLENGING DISCRIMINATORY NAME-CHANGE LAW
IMMIGRANT AND CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS CHALLENGE ARIZONA LAW DENYING DRIVER’S LICENSES TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER IMMIGRANTS
MALDEF HONORS CONTRIBUTIONS OF THREE INDIVIDUALS IN ADVANCING LATINO COMMUNITY
SAN ANTONIO, TX – On Friday, September 9, 2016, MALDEF, the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization, hosted its 2016 San Antonio Gala and honored the remarkable work and achievements of three influential leaders in advancing the Latino community. The annual event took place at the Westin Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio’s Univision41 anchor Antonio Sánchez served as Master of Ceremonies. MALDEF President and General Counsel, Thomas A. Saenz, delivered remarks highlighting the current challenges and opportunities Latinos face in the effort to secure greater equality.
FEDERAL COURT REJECTS KERN COUNTY MOTION, PERMITTING VOTING RIGHTS SUIT TO CONTINUE TOWARD RESOLUTION
MALDEF FILES SUIT AGAINST UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA FOR BARRING DEFERRED ACTION STUDENTS ADMISSION TO SELECTIVE UNIVERSITIES
MALDEF SUPPORTS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS TO ENSURE SCHOOL FUNDING GETS TO STUDENTS IT IS SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT
WASHINGTON, DC – MALDEF supports the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed regulation on school funding, released yesterday. The regulation would implement a school finance provision known as “supplement not supplant” in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, reauthorized in December 2015 as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
DACA Recipients’ Private Information is Safe For Time Being
TEACHER REASSIGNED AFTER BANNING STUDENTS FROM SPEAKING SPANISH IN CLASS
FEDERAL COURT CLEARS THE WAY FOR MALDEF’S VOTING RIGHTS LAWSUIT AGAINST PASADENA, TEXAS TO MOVE TO TRIAL
HOUSTON, TX – A federal judge today ruled that a lawsuit challenging changes to the City of Pasadena’s voting system will head to trial. U.S. District Court Judge Lee H. Rosenthal’s decision comes nearly two years after MALDEF first sued Pasadena on behalf of five Hispanic residents when city officials moved to replace the eight single-member voting districts with a hybrid system that includes two at-large seats. The lawsuit argues the new system seeks to dilute Hispanic voting strength.