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MALDEF Responds to President’s Speech on Immigration
January 30, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
MALDEF President and General Counsel, Thomas A. Saenz, issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s speech on immigration today: continue reading »
A Message from MALDEF on Election Day
November 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In key states, Latino voters are confronted with illegal voting barriers that threaten their ability to cast ballots on Election Day. The Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) is fighting to ensure that Latinos continue reading »
MALDEF Announces Investigation Into New Mexico Minority Students’ Lagging Performance
August 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At a conference held by New Mexico’s Latino Education Task Force, an attorney for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) said his organization has launched an investigation into the state’s persistent low graduation rates and test scores among Hispanic students. continue reading »
MALDEF to Sue California Car Washes for Unlawful Labor Practices
May 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
MALDEF will hold a press conference on Monday May 21, 2012 to announce details of a class action lawsuit against multiple southern California car washes. The car washes have maintained unlawful labor policies and practices resulting in thousands of hours of free labor at each car wash and a work environment depriving workers of their right to be paid, MALDEF is alleging. continue reading »
Manager of Several Burger Kings Chris Peña Fired After Informing Supervisor He’s HIV Positive
May 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Until September 2011, Christopher Peña served as manager for several Virginia Burger King restaurants, but after 7 years with the company, he says he was fired after informed his supervisor that he is HIV positive. continue reading »
MALDEF Sues Major Grape Grower for Mistreatment of Latino Workers
April 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund on Tuesday announced a class-action lawsuit against one of the major grape producers in California's Central Valley for serious violations of labor laws. continue reading »
Texas Latinos Getting Three Additional Voting Districts
November 22, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The new redistricting plan federal judges announced last week for the Texas state House of Representatives creates three additional districts where Latinos continue reading »
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Ruling in Favor of Day Laborer Rights
September 16, 2011 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Latino Daily News
Today, in a precedent-setting 9-2 decision in favor of day laborers, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decision in Comité de Jornaleros de Redondo Beach v. City of Redondo Beach, striking down the City of Redondo Beach's anti-solicitation ordinance as a "facially unconstitutional restriction on speech." continue reading »
MALDEF Files Motion in Texas to Preserve Latino Voting Strength During Redistricting
August 24, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
MALDEF, in Washington D.C., filed a Motion to Intervene on behalf of the Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force in an effort to prevent the reduction of Latino voting strength in the ongoing Texas redistricting process. continue reading »
MALDEF Secures Court Victory: Texas Can’t Deny Drivers Licenses to Legally Working Immigrants
August 1, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Yesterday, the 345th District Court in Travis County granted a declaratory judgment and enjoined the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) from enforcing rules it created that deny driver’s licenses to immigrants living and working in Texas with authorization from the federal government. continue reading »
Brother of Cesar Chavez, Richard Chavez, Dies – Helped Organized Grape Boycotts of ‘60s
July 28, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The brother of Cesar Chavez, Richard Chavez has died in California at the age of 81. Richard helped his brother build the United Farm Workers to the political and civil rights force it became. continue reading »
NJ Man Sentenced for Threatening Employees of Numerous Latino Civil Rights Organization
April 18, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Justice Department announced today that Vincent Johnson of Brick, N.J., was sentenced to 50 months in prison and three years supervised release for sending a series of threatening email communications to employees of five civil rights organizations that work to improve opportunities f continue reading »
Coalition of Civic Organizations Oppose Texas Voter ID Law, Vote Set For Monday
March 18, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A coalition of civic organizations, including the League of Women Voters-Texas, Texas NAACP, Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF), continue reading »
MALDEF Joins Parents, Educators, Policy Makers in Commitment to Improving GA Schools for Latinos
March 14, 2011 | by Campaign for High School Equity | Latino Daily News
Georgia parents, educators, community leaders, and policy makers have committed to work together to raise the bar in public education by ensuring all students graduate from high school prepared to succeed in college and beyond. continue reading »
MALDEF: Latino Officers Charge City of Westminster, CA Police Department with Discrimination
March 7, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
This week the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) announced a lawsuit filed against the City of Westminster, as well as two former Police Chiefs of the Westminster Police Department, for discrimination against Latino police officers on the basis of their national origin. Plaintiffs have been denied promotions and Special Assignments, which can lead to promotions, in violation of the law. continue reading »
MALDEF Members Named to Newly Formed Education Board
March 2, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Education
United States Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, has just appointed MALDEF President and General Counsel, Thomas A. Saenz, and MALDEF board member, Jesse Ruiz, among twenty-eight members of the Department of Education’s newly created Equity and Excellence Commission. continue reading »
Comedian George Lopez Pledges Donation to MALDEF from Arizona Show
February 22, 2011 | by MALDEF | Latino Daily News
George Lopez, comedian, actor and host of late-night talk show "Lopez Tonight," pledged $20,000 to MALDEF from the proceeds of his January 29 concert in Phoenix, Arizona. continue reading »
Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Numerous Latino and Hispanic Civil Rights and Advocacy Organization
October 21, 2010 | by U.S. Department of Justice | Latino Daily News
The Justice Department announced that Vincent Johnson of New Jersey, known on the internet as "Devilfish" pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to a series of threatening emails he sent to employees of Latino civil rights and advocacy organizations. continue reading »
