GUEST BLOGGER SERIES: Dr.Gabriela Lemus and Hector Sanchez "For The Next Justice, Let's Have A Latino"

By: Dr. Gabriela Lemus and Hector Sanchez, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement As featured on NPR There are a number of issues to consider when replacing Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court, but the opportunity to diversify the bench by appointing a Latino is particularly compelling. Never in its 220-year history has a [...]

Pew Study Finds Most Hispanic Children Second Generation

A Pew Hispanic Center report reveals that a majority of Hispanic children are now the U.S.-born children of immigrants, primarily Mexicans who came to this country in an immigration wave that started around 1980.

White House Defends Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor

Since the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, the White House has been working overtime to retell the 54-year old’s personal story as well as her legal and academic accomplishments. In the wake of conservative pushback, administration officials acknowledge the need to control the Sotomayor narrative.  Rush Limbaugh and former Speaker of the House Newt [...]

DNC Vice Chair Linda Chavez-Thompson and Hispanic Caucus Chair Ramona Martinez Praise President Obama’s Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court

Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Linda Chavez-Thompson and Hispanic Caucus Chair Ramona Martinez issued the following statement after President Obama announced his nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.  Chavez-Thompson is a second-generation Mexican-American who worked in the labor movement for over 40 years, she is the Executive Vice President Emerita of the AFL-CIO. [...]

Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court Nomination Speech

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Conservatives Gear Up Case Against Sotomayor

Following yesterday’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Latino groups have been rejoicing at the historic announcement. Cesar Perales, executive director of Latino Justice PRLDEF, a New York-based civil rights group says, “This is the most important Hispanic appointment that has been made in this country’s history. It is recognition that we are coming of age, [...]

Judge Sonia Sotomayor is First Hispanic Nominee to Supreme Court

This morning, President Barack Obama announced that he has tapped New York federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, making her the first Hispanic to hold such a position. This is the first nomination by a Democratic president in 15 years. If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor, 54, will succeed retiring Justice David [...]

MALDEF Updates Petition in Luis Ramirez Case

**UPDATE** Take a stand against the hate crime in Pennsylvania! Add your voice to the growing number of individuals and organizations urging the U.S. Department of Justice to file federal hate crime charges against the perpetrators.

Sotomayor, Moreno to Meet With President Obama at Camp David

The American Bar Association Journal published a story on the continued vetting of potential Souter replacements today: “A California legal publication is reporting that two more judges on the so-called Supreme Court shortlist—Sonia Sotomayor and Carlos Moreno—are in contact with the administration as part of its vetting process.

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Releases Statement in Support of Speaker Pelosi

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) released the following joint statement in support of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi:

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