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Civil Rights Groups Present Revised Redistricting Unity Map
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), LatinoJustice PRLDEF, National Institute for Latino Policy (NILP), and the Center for Law and Social Justice (CLSJ) of Medgar Evers…
AALDEF Files Complaint on Behalf of Asian American Voters in New York Redistricting Case
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), together with pro bono counsel Kaye Scholer LLP, filed a Complaint-In-Intervention in Favors v. Cuomo on behalf of four Asian American…
Asian American Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Minority Voting Rights in Texas Redistricting Case
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), together with pro bono counsel Kaye Scholer LLP, filed an amicus brief in Perry v. Perez on behalf of the Organization of Chinese…
Statement of Executive Director Margaret Fung on the Charges Filed in the Case of U.S. Army Private Danny Chen
The tragic death of Pvt. Danny Chen is a heartbreaking outcome for his family and the entire Asian American community. His military service in Afghanistan was a true measure of his devotion to this…
UAE Embassy Couple Indicted for Trafficking Indonesian Mother and Daughter
Egyptian citizens Mervat Tolan, 52, and Nabil Talaat, 55 were indicted by a federal grand jury for forcing an Indonesian mother and daughter to work as domestic workers in their former Virginia…
150+ Rights Groups Rally To Protect Minority Voting Rights on Dec. 10, UN Human Rights Day
Several thousand protesters are expected to attend the Stand for Freedom March and Rally in New York City on Saturday, December 10, the United Nations Human Rights Day. The Rally will be led by a…
Korean Immigrant Restaurant Workers Recover Over $30,000 in Unpaid Wages from Employer in Palisades Park
In Palisades Park, New Jersey, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund’s New Jersey-Asian American Legal Project (AALDEF NJ-AALP) recovered over $30,000 in unpaid wages for three Korean…
New Federal Educational Diversity Guidance Will Benefit Asian American Students
On Friday, the United States Department of Education and the Department of Justice issued a new policy guidance on how schools and colleges can take proactive measures to increase diversity and avoid…
Civil Rights Groups File Brief Opposing Discrimination Against Non-Citizens in the Guantanamo Bay Military Commissions
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) has joined civil rights groups in filing an amicus brief on Nov. 22 in the D.C. Circuit opposing the military commissions in Guantanamo Bay…
AALDEF Joins Civil Rights Groups in Brief Against South Carolina’s Repressive Immigration Law
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signed a new immigration enforcement bill on June, 27, 2011 – Senate Bill (SB) 20 – designed to perpetuate unconstitutional racial profiling by law enforcement. The…
AALDEF Provides Legal Advice to Asian Immigrant Workers in Support of Nov. 17-20 National Days of Action Against Wage Theft
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) has joined workers’ rights advocates in declaring November 17 – 20 the 2011 National Days of Action Against Wage Theft, in recognition of…
Philadelphia’s Chinatown Voters Faced Potential Voting Rights Act Violation in Nov. 8 Election
A poll site that encompasses Philadelphia’s Chinatown was moved at the eleventh hour, and the signs telling voters of the change were only posted in English, leaving some Asian American voters…
AALDEF Joins Brief Against Michigan’s Proposal 2 Affirmative Action Ban
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) joined the Equal Justice Society among other civil rights organizations last week in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of…
AALDEF To Monitor Asian American Voting Access and Conduct Exit Polls in Philadelphia, Boston, and Quincy Nov. 8 Elections
For the municipal elections on Tuesday, November 8, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will dispatch attorneys, law students, and community volunteers to monitor and document…
AALDEF and SBLS Appeal Rezoning of Asian Immigrant Neighborhood in Sunset Park
On behalf of low-income Asian and Latino immigrants and churches in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and South Brooklyn Legal Services (SBLS) are…
New York State Intervenes in City’s Declining Education of English Language Learner Students
Asian American and other minority students who are non-native English speakers have been increasingly overlooked by the New York City public school system, and on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, the…
Eleven States Must Now Provide Asian American Voters with Bilingual Ballots
The U.S. Census Bureau announced the new jurisdictions and languages covered under the Language Assistance Provisions (Section 203) of the federal Voting Rights Act. Bilingual ballots, translated…
AALDEF Proposes Amendments to Anti-Trafficking Law
Through its Anti-Trafficking Initiative, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) has endorsed an appeal to the Senate designed to combat human trafficking, including a request to…
AALDEF and Civil Rights Groups Present “Unity Map” for Redistricting New York City
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), LatinoJustice PRLDEF, National Institute for Latino Policy (NILP), and the Center for Law and Social Justice (CLSJ) of Medgar Evers…
AALDEF Pledges Continued Support of Chinatown Businesses and Property Owners In Fighting Increasing Fees
Despite vigorous opposition from local businesses and small property owners, Chinatown is in the process of being turned into a “Business Improvement District” (BID). This designation means that the…
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