NEW YORK, NY — On Tuesday, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), filed an appeal to the trial court’s decision in its suit against the New York City Districting Commission, the New York City Board of Elections, and the New York State Board of Elections, challenging the lawful...
CINCINNATI, OHIO — Today, five Filipino immigrant nurses filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against their former employer, CommuniCare Family of Companies, to challenge the company’s use of training repayment agreement provisions (TRAPs) in the nurses’ employment contracts....
Asian American voters broadly supported Democratic candidates, legal abortion, and protection against transgender discrimination
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New York City — Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) released the results of its poll monitoring and nonp...
SAN ANTONIO, TX — The federal trial against Texas’ anti-voter law Senate Bill 1 concluded Friday after nearly six weeks of testimony from dozens of witnesses. Closing arguments are set for January 12. The judge will issue his final ruling at a future date.
At the consolidated trial, representativ...
“We worked hard to make ends meet...Because of the employer’s actions, we could not move on with our lives.”
MALDEN, MA — Today, three former employees of Sichuan Taste filed a lawsuit against the restaurant for wage theft and retaliation in the United States District Court for the District of Mass...
WASHINGTON, DC — Party and race have been intricately intertwined in redistricting, with race and party many times serving as a proxy for the other. State legislatures throughout the United States have long exploited this by drawing electoral maps that racially gerrymander voters of color while clai...
NEW YORK, NY — On September 14, 2023, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund joined more than 50 Asian American and allied organizations in signing a letter sent to the U.S. Congress, expressing our strong opposition to the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surv...
Accompanying Letter Urges Educational Opportunities Attainable for All
WASHINGTON, DC — Today six leading civil rights groups released a comprehensive report that offers guidance for advancing educational equity in light of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decisions, providing key recommendat...
NEW YORK CITY— The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and the South Asian Bar Association of North America (SABA) Foundation proudly kick off the historic South Asian Legal Impact Fellowship, welcoming our inaugural two-year fellow Erum Kidwai.
“This partnership with the SAB...
Lawsuit argues that Senate Bill 1 violates numerous federal laws
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - A federal judge will hear arguments starting today in a consolidated trial against Texas’ controversial anti-voter law Senate Bill 1. The trial is scheduled to last several weeks.
Texas politicians passed the sw...
Judge rules in favor of civil rights groups, stating mail-in ballot ID matching provisions of Senate Bill 1 violate federal law
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A federal court ruled late last week in favor of civil rights groups who filed a lawsuit against anti-voter legislation, Senate Bill 1. The lawsuit, file...
Plaintiffs Vow to Appeal Ruling
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal district court judge today refused to preliminarily block SB 264, an unconstitutional Florida law banning many Chinese immigrants, including people here as professors, students, employees, and scientists, from buying a home in large sw...
“This bill is a first step in combatting harmful racial biases in data and making Asian Americans feel seen.”
BOSTON, MA — Yesterday, Governor Maura Healey signed into law a bill that will combat harmful racial biases in data. The new law mandates the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to collect, or...
MORROW, Ga. — Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) sent a letter to city officials in Morrow, Georgia in response to the anti-immigrant and erroneous comments made by Councilwoman Dorothy Dean earlier this month.
Dean was reacting to a proposal by Councilwoman Van T. ...
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision on two cases challenging race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, ruling that the schools’ programs were unconstitutional. Chief Justice Roberts cited the Equal Protection ...
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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the United States Supreme Court reaffirmed a lower court’s ruling that Alabama’s 2021 congressional map likely violated the federal Voting Right Act by packing Black voters into one district and dividing others across the other six districts, thus dilu...
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Chinese Immigrants Sue Florida Over Unconstitutional and Discriminatory Law Banning Them From Buying Land
AALDEF and Co-Counsel Argue SB 264 Violates the Constitution and the Fair Housing Act
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A group of Chinese citizen...
AALDEF urges Boston City Council to keep Chinatown/South End whole
BOSTON — In response to Boston City Council’s court-ordered mandate to redraw its district lines, Bethany Li delivered the below remarks, accusing the council of unconstitutionally prioritizing white voting power at the expense of t...
NEW YORK — Yesterday, the New York Independent Redistricting Commission (NYIRC) passed a single plan for the New York State Assembly that continues to divide Asian American communities in Queens and in south Brooklyn, potential violations of the federal Voting Rights Act. There were several key chan...
NEW YORK — Last week, the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued a decision in favor of Wendy and John Lee, who the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) represented in their lawsuit against Tao Cai, a developer in Chinatown, Boston. The decision, which affirms a decision by a lower c...
