Texas Redistricting Trial Shows Anti-Latino GOP Policies

Texas Redistricting Trial Shows Anti-Latino GOP Policies

Mary Mata September 20, 2011

The fundamental reason we have a Census every 10 years is to determine how many seats each state will have in the United States House of Representatives. After the Census […]

Rick Perry’s Latino Campaign Strategy: Dilute Their Votes

Mary Mata September 7, 2011

Rick Perry is not a pro-Latino candidate; we’ve said this before and this week as a lawsuit over Texas’ recent redistricting makes its way through the courts, this fact is […]

Lack Of Latina Lawyers Detrimental To Latinos Nationwide

Mary Mata

A new study by the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession shows that minority representation has barely grown between 2000-2009, inching up from 9.7% to 11.6% , highlighting a serious need for more people of […]

Arizona, Jan Brewer Take SB 1070 To Supreme Court

Mary Mata August 11, 2011

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer appealed to the Supreme Court Wednesday to overturn the ruling that put a hold on key provisions of the state’s immigration law. The law, which requires […]

Bien Hecho: 2 Years Of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Mary Mata August 9, 2011

Just about two years ago Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed as the first Latino on the U.S. Supreme Court. The day was August 6, 2009 when she was confirmed. According to […]

Obama’s Appointed Diverse Judges, They Don’t Get Confirmed

Mary Mata August 4, 2011

I was happy this morning to hear a story on NPR reporting that the Obama Administration has made historic gains when it comes to appointing judges from all types of […]

Obama Admin Challenges Alabama’s Anti-Latino Law

Mary Mata August 2, 2011

Yesterday the Department of Justice announced a lawsuit against the State of Alabama for its anti-Latino law that not only requires police to inquire about immigration status and penalizing employers […]

Police Sued For Assaulting Latino Kid With Down Syndrome

Mary Mata July 29, 2011

The Ortiz family in Cleveland, Ohio are suing police there, claiming their 17 year-old son Juan, who has Down syndrome, was assaulted in a case of mistaken identity. The alleged […]

Casey Anthony Found Not Guilty

Mary Mata July 5, 2011

Almost three years after the death of then-two year-old Caylee Anthony, her mother Casey was found not guilty in the death of her daughter. This was one of the most […]

Alabama’s New Immigration Law Is Already Unconstitutional

Mary Mata June 28, 2011

Alabama’s state law HB 56 that passed on June 9 is a racist piece of legislation because it deputizes state officials to carry out federal appraisals solely based on appearance […]