News Releases
MALDEF STATEMENT ON CENSUS REDISTRICTING DATA
MALDEF STATEMENT ON PASSING OF LABOR LEADER RICHARD TRUMKA
MALDEF ANNOUNCES NEW PROGRAM TO COMBAT OPEN BIAS AND RACISM ON ANNIVERSARY OF DEADLIEST HATE-MOTIVATED ATTACK ON LATINOS
Agreement Reached in Class Action Hiring Discrimination Case Brought By DACA recipient
MIAMI – David Rodriguez, a DACA recipient who applied for an internship at The Procter & Gamble Company, and P&G, have reached an agreement in Rodriguez v. P&G. The case sought to address P&G’s policy and practice of screening out non-U.S. citizens applicants unless they held a long-term work authorization.
Class-Action DACA Lawsuit Against Discover Bank is Expanded
MALDEF STATEMENT ON TEXAS FEDERAL COURT DACA RULING
MALDEF STATEMENT ON U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING IN VOTING RIGHTS CASE
MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE NOMINATION OF MYRNA PÉREZ TO THE SECOND CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
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 President Biden’s nomination of Myrna Pérez to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the paucity of Latino judges on the federal bench:
Federal Government Sued Over Intentional Cruelty at Georgia Immigration Center
MALDEF SUES ILLINOIS OVER REDISTRICTING PLAN THAT VIOLATES U.S. CONSTITUTION
CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION SUES CLARK COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS OVER TREATMENT OF LATINO EMPLOYEES
Latino Legal Leaders Express More Concerns About Biden Administration Judicial Nominations
MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF LATINO CIVIL RIGHTS HERO CRUZ REYNOSO
Civil Rights Organizations Release Redistricting Guide to Support Black, Latino, and AAPI Communities’ Participation in Crucial Process
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), and Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC released a comprehensive guide to redistricting, aimed at empowering Black, Latino, and Asian American communities, as well as other marginalized communities, to be actively engaged participants in one of the most important, once-a-decade events of American democracy.