The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), together with Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association – New Jersey (APALA), Korean American Voters’ Council (KAVC), South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), and the South Asian Bar Association (SABA), has advocated throughout th
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 College have released a new version of the Unity Map with Congressional districts that reflect New York C
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 voters urging the Brooklyn Federal Court to adopt a redistricting plan that provides Asian Americans in
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 Americans (OCA) Greater Houston Chapter urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a Texas district court’s i
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 country and its ideals of freedom. The Army failed in its obligation to protect Pvt. Chen and bring h
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 residence, without breaks and for less than minimum wage, subject to threats of arrest, imprisonment, an
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 coalition of over 150 civil rights and community organizations in response to the recent national swee
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 workers from the Pokoo Sushi & Sashimi Restaurant. One of the workers received unpaid wages of over $
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 racial isolation in adherence to the Supreme Court decisions Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), Gratz v.
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 because they discriminate against non-citizens.
“For over a century, the United States has honore
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 Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) has joined at least 15 other civil rights or
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 the widespread wage violations that Asian immigrant workers face today.
Workers in low-wage indust
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 confused and not knowing where to vote.
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) sen
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 Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to strike down Michigan’s Proposal 2 as unconstitutional.
Michigan’s Prop
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 any voting barriers faced by Asian American voters in poll sites in Massachusetts, including Bosto
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 appealing the September decision by the Appellate Court that upholds New York City’s planning departm
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 State Department of Education intervened by issuing an unprecedented “Corrective Action Plan” requirin
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 voter registration forms, and interpreters must now be provided to Asian American voters in 11 states,
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 amend and reauthorize the landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA). AALDEF is al
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 College have released the Unity Map, a joint proposal for new State Assembly and State Senate districts
