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“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

New York, NY — Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) released results of its nonpartisan, multilingual exit poll of 337 Asian American voters in the December 6, 2022, Senate runoff elections in Georgia. Asian American voters polled in Georgia overwhelmingly supported i

Asian American voters overwhelmingly supported Democrats in all states polled, except for Texas DC | CA | FL | GA | LA | MA | MD | MI | MN | NJ | NM | NV | NY | PA | TX | VA New York, NY — Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) released preliminary results of its nonpa

NEW YORK — Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) filed a lawsuit on behalf of plaintiffs from the Lower East Side and Chinatown neighborhoods in downtown Manhattan, whose rights to health, welfare, and safety have been infringed upon by the Two Bridges Large Scale Resid

WHAT: Join us for a PRESS CONFERENCE where the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will discuss a lawsuit we are filing on behalf of Councilmember Christopher Marte and the Lower East Side and Chinatown communities. The lawsuit asserts that residents’ rights to health, welfare,

NEW YORK — Yesterday, the NYC Districting Commission voted 13 to1 to send their revised districting plan to New York City Council. Yet the Unity Map Coalition points out that the revised plan still has many of the same issues as the prior rejected maps, drawing lines that divide the protected commun

On Wednesday, August 31, legal counsel representing plaintiffs in the case Fair Maps Texas Action Committee, et al., v. Abbott, et al. released a joint statement responding to the federal District Court’s postponement of the Texas Redistricting trial scheduled to begin on September 28, 2022. The cou