Denver, CO – Today, MALDEF filed legal papers on behalf of several Colorado families seeking to join the state school finance lawsuit, Lobato v. Colorado. The families seek a ruling that Colorado’s inadequate school funding for low income and English Language Learner students violates their rights under the Colorado Constitution. The parents and children represent different regions of the state, including Mapleton, Sheridan, Rocky Ford and Greeley.
News Releases
MALDEF Joins Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Against AARP
MALDEF, ACLU/SC and NDLON File Lawsuit Challenging City of Costa Mesa’s Anti-Solicitation Ordinance
MALDEF, ACLU/SC Y NDLON Presentan Demanda Impugnando la Ordenaza de la Ciudad de Cost Mesa Contra Las Personas Que Piden Trabajo
COSTA MESA, CA – Hoy, MALDEF, la Unión Americana de Libertades Civiles del Sur de California (ACLU, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Red Nacional para Organizar a los Jornaleros (“Day Laborer’s Organizing Network”, NDLON) anunciaron la radicación de una demanda impugnando la ordenanza de la ciudad de Costa Mesa contra las personas que piden trabajo como inconstitucional.
Statement of Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon National Director of Litigation
MALDEF Criticizes Texas Governor’s Decision to Reject Federal Education Improvement Funds
Federal Grand Jury Indictments in Luis Ramirez Beating Death are Long Overdue Step toward Justice
MALDEF Mourns the Passing of Longtime Boardmember Douglas Ring
Landmark Hate Crimes Prevention Legislation Clears U.S. Senate, Heads To President Obama’s Desk
President Obama Signs Legislation Dedicating Federal Courthouse To MALDEF Co-Founder, Judge Armendariz
MALDEF Mourning the Loss of Judicial Giant Judge William Wayne Justice
Senate Votes to Confirm Thomas E. Perez as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate voted 72 to 22 to confirm Maryland Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez as the nation’s Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice. The confirmation is long overdue in light of the fact that our nation requires a strong leader for the division after eight years of little civil rights enforcement.
MALDEF & Texas RioGrande Legal Aid Decry School Districts Efforts to Keep Children Out of Schools
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Today, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) strongly criticized Texas school districts seeking to exclude students from enrollment based on allegations that the students do not reside within school district boundaries. MALDEF and TRLA are working to inform parents, students and educators of the legal rights of students attending public schools in Texas and the state and local requirements that school districts must adhere to governing student enrollment.