News Releases
Civil Rights Groups Issue New Report Detailing Potential Harm to Upcoming Redistricting Efforts
LATINO CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS QUESTION BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S FIRST SET OF JUDICIAL NOMINEES
LAWSUIT CHALLENGES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IMMIGRATION AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA
MALDEF STATEMENT ON ARIZONA CONGRESSMEMBER’S RACIST REMARKS ABOUT LATINOS AND COVID-19 VACCINES
LOS ANGELES – Congressmember Debbie Lesko (AZ -08) recently said that while Latinos are “good workers,” COVID-19 vaccinations should go first to “American citizens” before “people who are here illegally.” Her remarks were made in a U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee meeting during a discussion of a proposed amendment to a COVID-19 relief bill to prioritize citizens for vaccines. Lesko’s statement also came just days before the U.S. marked 500,000 COVID-19 deaths.
FEDERAL COURT RULES LAWSUIT CHALLENGING ARKANSAS VOTING RESTRICTIONS CAN MOVE FORWARD
MALDEF DISMISSES ITS CROSS-CLAIM IN ALABAMA CENSUS LAWSUIT
MALDEF STATEMENT ON BIDEN IMMIGRATION REFORM PROPOSAL
MALDEF CALLS FOR THE IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF DONALD J. TRUMP AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
LOS ANGELES –Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement calling for the immediate removal of Donald J. Trump from the United States presidency through the 25th Amendment or via impeachment and conviction:
MALDEF STATEMENT ON TODAY’S UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY AT THE CAPITOL AND THE THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY
LOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement on today’s extraordinary events surrounding the certification of the 2020 presidential election and the subsequent attack on our nation’s Capitol to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund):
MALDEF ANNOUNCES 2019-2020 LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND RELEASES 2020 -2021 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2019-2020 Law School Scholarship Program. Since its founding in 1968, MALDEF has awarded scholarships to law students committed to furthering our mission of promoting and protecting the civil rights of the Latino community in the United States.