LOS ANGELES – Today marks the 40th anniversary Plyler v. Doe, of one our nation’s most consequential constitutional decisions and a singular achievement in the history of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Yesterday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott offhandedly threatened to challenge Plyler v. Doe, a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling, secured by MALDEF attorneys, that ensures all children, including undocumented...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES, CA – A Latino civil rights group warned two Arizona school districts on Friday that enrollment forms seeking information about citizenship status violate the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that guarantees every...
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Every child deserves a fair chance to learn and thrive. That might seem an obvious statement today, but it took years of legal battles fought by MALDEF to ensure that “every” child did not exclude any child – particularly, immigrant children.
Read MoreLos 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...
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – On June 15, 1982, the United States Supreme Court handed down a historic ruling that guaranteed all children access to a free public education from kindergarten to 12th grade, regardless of immigration...
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – On June 15th, 1982, the United States Supreme Court handed down a historic ruling that guaranteed all children access to a free public education from kindergarten to 12th grade, regardless of immigration...
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Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
