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 ...
Thursday, June 8, 2023
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...
Media Release
For immediate release: Monday, May 22, 2023
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...
WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) sent a letter to the United States Commission on Civil Rights for its consideration in its public hearing on the federal government’s response to anti-Asian racism in all its forms. Here is an excerpt from the l...
NEW YORK — Yesterday evening, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) returned to Pier Sixty for its annual Lunar New Year Gala and presented the 2023 Justice in Action Awards to Rep. Grace Meng, Harsha G. Marti, and CeFaan Kim for their outstanding achievements and efforts to a...
NEW YORK — Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) filed a lawsuit against the New York City Districting Commission, the New York City Board of Elections, and the New York State Board of Elections over the city’s adoption of the city council districting map that denies th...
NEW YORK, NY — The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) shared the below statement in response to the brutal killing of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five police officers in Memphis, Tennessee.
“We support the family of Tyre Nichols and the community behind them demanding justice...
New York, NY — Today, in response to the mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, California, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) released the below statement.
“We are incredibly saddened by yet another mass shooting affecting Asian American communities so soon after the Lunar New Y...
New York, NY — Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund released the below statement in response to the mass shooting in Monterey Park, California over lunar new year celebrations on Saturday.
“We are dismayed at the tragic display of violence in Monterey Park. In a moment when As...
