Litigation
Lawsuit against Texas Secretary of State for Investigation of Immigrants' Voting Eligibility
We joined with AALDEF to represent OCA-Greater Houston in the lawsuit originally filed by MALDEF against the Texas Secretary of State for violating immigrants' Constitutional rights by baselessly questioning if they were eligible to vote, simply because they were born outside of the United States.
Maryland Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Request to End Lawsuit Challenging Census Citizenship Question
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Washington, D.C. – A federal court in Maryland today rejected a second bid by the Trump administration to toss out a lawsuit challenging the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
U.S. District Court Judge George J. Hazel’s ruling denying the government’s motion for summary judgment clears the way for a January 22, 2019 trial to determine if the addition of a citizenship question is unconstitutional, discriminatory, or motivated by racial animus.
For the reasons to be stated in a forthcoming Memorandum Opinion, it is ordered by the
United States District Court for the District of Maryland that:
1. Defendants’ Motions for Summary Judgment, ECF Nos. 67 (18-1041) and 82 (18-1570),
are DENIED;
2. The parties will be permitted to present evidence outside of the administrative record at
trial; The defense will be permitted to argue at the close of trial that such evidence should
not be considered in the Court’s final decision;
Maryland Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration Motion to Dismiss Census Citizenship Question Lawsuit
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Michelle Boykins: (202) 296-2300 x.0144
mboykins@advancingjustice-aajc.org
Sandra Hernandez: (213) 629-2512 x. 129
shernandez@maldef.org
Tony Marcano: (213) 629-2512 x.128
amarcano@maldef.org
United States District Judge George J. Hazel denied the Trump administration's attempt to dismiss Advancing Justice | AAJC and MALDEF's 2020 Census lawsuit on behalf of Asian Americans, Latino, Native Americans, and others. The lawsuit alleges the citizenship question is based on racial animus and is unconstitutional.
City of Philadelphia v. Sessions: Welcoming policies create safer cities for everyone
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC submitted an amicus brief in support of Philadelphia's welcoming policies that help build trust between immigrant communities and law enforcement to create a safer city for all.
Read our blog on Medium, "Immigrant-friendly cities help communities thrive," for a Philadelphia immigrant couple's story about the positive impacts of trust with law enforcement and local government.
KAVANAUGH’S CONFIRMATION AN AFFRONT TO OUR COMMUNITIES
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Washington, D.C. -- Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice), an affiliation of five civil rights organizations, responds to the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States with the following statement:
Lawsuit on 2020 Census Citizenship Question Amended to Include Native Americans, More Asian Plaintiffs and Charge Government Conspiracy
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Washington, D.C. – Native American groups have joined a lawsuit filed by attorneys representing Latino and Asian American plaintiffs alleging that the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census was motivated by racial animus and will result in a severe undercount of minorities, according to civil rights attorneys.
Supreme Court Ruling Sanctions Voter Suppression
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Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to the civil rights fight against voter suppression tactics in a 5-4 ruling in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, et al., where the Court upheld Ohio’s aggressive practice of purging voters for simply not voting.
Civil Rights Leaders Discuss Implications of Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
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Civil Rights Leaders Discuss Implications of Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Leadership Conference Education Fund and ACLU co-hosted a telephone press briefing today to outline the broad implications of the recent Supreme Court decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
A recording of the press briefing can be found here.