Reviving fair-housing claims, the 11th Circuit ruled that Miami plausibly alleged Wells Fargo’s discriminatory mortgage-lending practices injured the tax base, resulting in “a disproportionate and excessive number of defaults by black and Latino homebuyers.”
Read moreThe percentage of U.S. adults who belong to a church or other religious institution has plunged by 20 percentage points over the past two decades, hitting a low of 50% last year, according to a new Gallup poll. Among major demographic groups, the biggest drops were recorded among Democrats and Hispanics.
Read moreIn a packed high school auditorium, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti presented a set of lofty goals for the city that includes forging a green economy, combating climate change and ending homelessness.
Read morePointing to the unambiguous intent of New Jersey laws to promote voting, rather than restrict it, an appeals court ruled Monday that ballots must be printed in English and Spanish.
Read moreIn the decade since the Great Recession, the income of Latino workers has not bounced back as fast as other ethnic groups largely because of a weaker recovery for those born in the United States.
Read moreBorder agents have been told to explicitly target Spanish speakers and migrants from Latin America in carrying out a Trump administration program requiring asylum seekers wait in Mexico, according to memos obtained by The Associated Press that reveal some inner workings of a top government priority to address the burgeoning number of Central Americans arriving in the country.
Read moreA mother and daughter claim in a federal complaint that when they ordered French fries with no extra salt at a McDonald’s in Englewood, Colo., the manager called them whores, sluts and bitches and assaulted the mother — apparently because they are Latina.
Read morePresident Trump’s claims of a national security crisis at the southern border are false, as families entering illegally are turning themselves in to immigration agents and asking for asylum, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus said Monday at a Border Patrol station in New Mexico.
Read moreXavier Becerra became perhaps the nation’s most influential attorney general when he was named California’s top lawyer two years ago, and has used his post atop what some call the “Resistance State” to pummel President Donald Trump’s administration with dozens of legal actions.
Read moreRemarking that this is a day the Trump administration wanted to avoid, a federal judge ushered in closing arguments Tuesday morning in a case where challengers say the census is being steered to stifle Democratic political representation for the next decade.
Read moreOver two grueling days on the witness stand, the Census Bureau’s chief scientist testified that the addition of a citizenship question to the once-in-a-decade survey would be expensive, while also compromising data and response rates.
Read moreThe Democratic Party says a $30 million investment in engaging Latino and other minority voters helped the Democrats achieve a net gain of 34 House seats and improve on 2014 turnout numbers.
Read moreAt Day 2 of a trial over the 2020 census, which is set for the first time in decades to include a citizenship question, New York City’s chief demographer testified Tuesday that such a change would harm social services that benefit everyone.
Read moreOpening a day before the U.S. midterm elections, a long-anticipated trial over the 2020 census kicked off Monday with a scholar warning that the addition of a citizenship question will discourage participation by Hispanics and noncitizens.
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Two Texas Democrats are on the verge of a historic and belated breakthrough in the soon-to-be Latino-majority state. They are frontrunners in their districts, expected to be the first Latina Texans elected to Congress, on Nov. 6.
Read moreHalf of Latinos in a survey released by the Pew Research Center Thursday say that their life in the U.S. has worsened over the past year, and two-thirds blame the Trump administration for creating and enforcing policies harmful to Hispanics.
Read moreThe U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce faces a $17 million federal complaint alleging that female employees are subjected to “sexual harassment, sexual assault” and a hostile work environment from the “boys club” directors.
Read moreRepublican dominance in Texas elections explains why only two of 18 judges on the state’s highest courts are Latino, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, dismissing a Voting Rights Act lawsuit brought by Hispanic voters.
Read moreArizona’s secretary of state is systematically disenfranchising thousands of primarily low-income Hispanic voters by not using state driver’s license records to update voter registration rolls, according to a federal lawsuit filed Monday by three nonprofits.
Read moreCalling for the chance to elect town board representatives by district, Latinos living in Islip, New York, brought a federal complaint to overhaul the town’s at-large voting system.
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