LOS ANGELES – In a 2-1 decision, a federal court of appeals panel today ruled that private parties do not have the ability to sue under Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA). The decision came in a case out of Arkansas and will apply in the eight states in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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MALDEF HONORS THREE OUTSTANDING LATINO LEADERS AT LOS ANGELES AWARDS BANQUET
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MALDEF STATEMENT ON INTRODUCTION OF THE JOHN R. LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT ACT
MALDEF STATEMENT ON FEDERAL COURT RULING ON LEGALITY OF DACA
MALDEF HONORS LATINO LEADERS AT SAN ANTONIO AWARDS BANQUET
Federal Court Blocks Washington State’s Discriminatory Maps That Denied Latino Voters in Yakima Valley an Equal Voice
MALDEF FILES JOB DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE
MALDEF STATEMENT ON U.S. SUPREME COURT’S RULING ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today in (Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard, and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina) upends a 45-year-precedent that clearly affirmed the use of race as one of several considerations in admissions.