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Federal Court Ruling Dismisses Challenge to the California Voting Rights Act
MALDEF AND UH LAW CENTER TO HOST PANEL DISCUSSION MARKING THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF U.S. SUPREME COURT’S LANDMARK RULING IN PLYLER V. DOE
Los Angeles, CA – MALDEF and the University of Houston Law Center will host a panel discussion next week to mark the 35th anniversary of the United State Supreme Court’s historic ruling in Plyler v. Doe, which guaranteed all children access to a free public education from kindergarten to 12th grade, regardless of immigration status.
Lawsuit Forces Texas Cemetery to Rescind “Whites Only” Policy
Corpus Christi, TX – A MALDEF lawsuit filed in April aimed at stopping the exclusion of Mexican Americans from being buried in a “Whites Only” Cemetery came to a swift end Friday when the Normanna Cemetery Association agreed in court that its policy is discriminatory and violates the rights of Latinos.
LATINO VICTORY FOUNDATION, NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, LEADING CIVIL RIGHTS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS JOIN TOGETHER TO MOBILIZE VOTERS IN WAKE OF ANTI-IMMIGRANT EFFORTS
PHOENIX, AZ – The Latino Victory Foundation, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, National Education Association, and Labor Council For Latin American Advancement/National Hispanic Leadership Agenda gathered today to mobilize Latino voters across the nation to fight anti-immigrant efforts. The organizations drew parallels between anti-immigrant laws in Arizona and California’s Proposition 187 enacted 20 years ago, which electrified the Latino voting bloc across the state. With more Latinos eligible to vote than in previous elections, the organizations are committed to educating voters on their right to vote.