U.S. Supreme Court denies review of Farmers Branch immigration ordinance

By Dianne Solís, Dallas Morning News The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order this morning denying review of a lower court ruling against an immigration ordinance in Farmers Branch that sought to […]

By Al Kauffman, San Antonio Express News San Antonio, distinctively Latino for all of its history, is naturally distinctive in another respect: as birthplace and incubator for scores of state, […]

PRESS RELEASE Agreement Permanently Blocks Most of the Law’s Worst Provisions, Strictly Limits Racial Profiling Provision MONTGOMERY, AL — The coalition of civil rights groups that challenged Alabama’s anti-immigrant law, HB […]

By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi The November election changed the nation’s thinking of the Latino community, said Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational […]

By Nina Perales, Vice President of Litigation for MALDEF In the 2012 general election, an estimated ten percent of votes were cast by Latinos. The record high number was accompanied by media commentary […]

PRESS RELEASE Court Orders Tucson School District To Reinstate Culturally Relevant Curriculum That Reflects The History, Culture and Experiences of Mexican Americans TUCSON, AZ – Yesterday Judge David C. Bury ruled […]

PRESS RELEASE Litigation Settlement Prevents Sheriff Baca From Keeping Decades-Old Documents Under Wraps And Subject Only to In-Person Supervised Review LOS ANGELES, CA – On Tuesday, MALDEF settled its lawsuit against […]

By Maria Cardona, Latinovations As a Latina mother, there is nothing more important to me than inculcating in my children the importance of making sure their voices are heard—whether in […]

PRESS RELEASE MALDEF Secures Ruling that Texas Discriminated Against Latino Voters WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier today, a three-judge federal panel issued a ruling in Texas v. United Statesdenying preclearance under section 5 […]

Thursday August 16, 2012 Univision Protestes Lack of Hispanic Moderator for Presidential Debate (Variety): Univision’s Randy Falco today sent a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates, expressing disappointment that no […]