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supreme court s decision to deny rehearing of dapa daca case september 22 2016 maldef announces scholarship recipients and releases 2016 2017 law school scholarship application september 21 2016 court rules that lawsuit can move forward on behalf of latino black students facing discrimination in kern county september 15 2016 arizona attorney general issues opinion establishing constitutional standards for enforcement of key sb 1070 provisions ending lawsuit september 14 2016 maldef investigation and letter prompts la mirada city council vote to adopt by district election system september 13 2016 maldef and transgender law center file lawsuit against indiana governor mike pence challenging discriminatory name change law september 13 2016 immigrant and civil rights groups challenge arizona law denying driver s licenses to survivors of domestic violence and other immigrants september 9 2016 maldef honors contributions of three individuals in advancing latino community september 6 2016 federal court rejects kern county motion permitting voting rights suit to continue toward resolution september 2 2016 maldef files suit against university system of georgia for barring deferred action students admission to selective universities september 1 2016 maldef supports education department regulations to ensure school funding gets to students it is supposed to support august 31 2016 daca recipients private information is safe for time being august 30 2016 teacher reassigned after banning students from speaking spanish in class august 24 2016 federal court clears the way for maldef s voting rights lawsuit against pasadena texas to move to trial august 11 2016 maldef demands victor valley union high school district change its at large board election system august 10 2016 maldef demands city of monrovia change its at large election system august 9 2016 maldef demands city of chino hills change its at large election system august 3 2016 maldef demands city of la mirada change its at large election system august 2 2016 maldef lawsuit compels transparency in governor bruce rauner s appointments to state boards and commissions july 25 2016 maldef suit stops exclusion of mexican americans from whites only cemetery july 15 2016 maldef demands city of redlands change its at large election system june 23 2016 maldef latinojustice prldef statements on u.s. supreme court affirmation of race conscious admissions programs june 23 2016 maldef denounces supreme court failure to act on president obama s executive actions on immigration june 22 2016 maldef lawsuit against michigan companies for immigrant labor violations continues as plaintiff granted class certification june 13 2016 maldef mourns victims of hate driven act of domestic terrorism in orlando june 10 2016 maldef calls on texas lawmakers to bring the state s school funding system into 21st century june 8 2016 national latino leaders denounce donald trump s attacks on judge curiel june 7 2016 judge hanen agrees to stay his order to turn over personal information on 50 000 immigrant youth may 31 2016 court rules that lawsuit can continue to fight for latino black students in kern county may 26 2016 maldef demands city of rialto change its at large election system may 20 2016 trial judge seeks private information about immigrants in dapa daca case may 19 2016 maldef demands sequoia union high school district change its at large board election system may 13 2016 ell and low income students relegated to continued inequity after texas supreme court s devastating school finance ruling april 29 2016 maldef sues to end whites only cemetery in texas april 22 2016 maldef sues kern county board of supervisors for violating federal voting rights act april 18 2016 maldef presents oral argument to scotus in defense of dapa in pivotal immigration case april 14 2016 maldef wins court order blocking texas immigrant harboring law april 13 2016 city of baldwin park settles suit brought by father unlawfully detained in violation of california trust act april 12 2016 three state legislators seek to join lawsuit against new mexico taxation and revenue department april 6 2016 federal appeals court reaffirms arizona unconstitutionally denied drivers licenses to immigrant youth april 5 2016 maldef sues to enforce transparency in illinois governor bruce rauner s appointments to state boards and commissions april 4 2016 maldef joins forces with goldstein borgen dardarian & ho to demand city of eastvale change its unlawful at large election system april 4 2016 maldef acclaims supreme court decision in evenwel ending right wing assault on latino voting power march 31 2016 maldef and co counsel seek injunction against new mexico taxation and revenue department march 29 2016 maldef demands lawndale elementary school district change its unlawful at large board election system march 25 2016 maldef and partners urge arizona governor to oppose unconstitutional anti immigrant bill march 9 2016 maldef files suit against university system of georgia for denying deferred action students in state tuition february 25 2016 maldef and city of placentia reach agreement on process to provide latinos equal voting power february 10 2016 fallbrook public utility district settles maldef voting rights suit january 26 2016 maldef defeats repeated efforts by national airline cleaning company to avoid trial in employment discrimination case january 25 2016 maldef files lawsuit challenging texas immigrant harboring law january 19 2016 as counsel for the only intervenors in texas v. united states maldef will continue to defend clients as supreme court reviews immigration case january 12 2016 court allows discrimination suit against kern county office of education to proceed learn more multimedia giving to maldef learn more sign up for the latest maldef news donate scholarships maldefian special events mexican american legal defense and educational fund home about immigrant s rights voting rights 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