News Releases
TEXAS MUST TURN OVER RECORDS OF STATE VOTING PURGE PROGRAM TO VOTING RIGHTS GROUPS
MALDEF SETTLES TWO LAWSUITS AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF TRANSGENDER DETAINEES
MALDEF AND REVATURE LLC REACH CONFIDENTIAL RESOLUTION OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT
LOS ANGELES – On August 19, 2021, Maria Jerez, represented by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against Revature LLC. Jerez is a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The suit alleged that Jerez was denied the opportunity to compete for an employment position at Revature because of her immigration status.
MALDEF STATEMENT ON DACA APPEAL
MALDEF STATEMENT DENOUNCING SCOTUS RULING OVERTURNING ROE v. WADE
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 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision that established the constitutional right to reproductive choice that has been in place for nearly 50 years:
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS CHALLENGE MISSOURI VOTING RESTRICTIONS IN COURT
MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF DACA
MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF PLYLER v. DOE
CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION SUES LANDLORD FOR THREATENING TO CALL ICE ON TENANTS
MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE MASS SHOOTING AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN UVALDE, TEXAS
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 yesterday’s horrific mass shooting that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas – a community that is overwhelmingly Latino:
MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S FAILURE TO ADDRESS HISTORICAL LATINO EXCLUSION IN JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS
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 the Biden Administration’s latest slate of judicial nominees to the federal bench that once again overlooks the Latino community:
MALDEF STATEMENT ON BUFFALO MASS MURDER
MALDEF STATEMENT ON TEXAS GOVERNOR’S COMMENTS ON LANDMARK EDUCATION RULING
MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF PROFESSOR MICHAEL OLIVAS
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF mourns the passing of Michael A. Olivas, who died today in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A longtime supporter of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), he served on the organization’s Board of Directors for several terms over decades, and was currently serving on his passing. He was also a MALDEF legal services honoree in 2000.