Using the power of law, narrative, research, and people, we defend and advance the full dignity and citizenship of Black people in America. Former state Sen. Patrick Colbeck, a Michigan Republican who ran for governor in 2018, is facing the threat of legal action over claims he made about the 2020 presidential election. The challenge led to MALDEFs first major national victory, when the Supreme Courts ruling in White v. Regester struck a blow at racial gerrymandering and at-large elections systems. MALDEFs track record of protecting Latinos continued to grow into the 21st century. Reporters Notebook: What did Blinken tell his Russian counterpart? The organization, formed by civil rights attorneys and community members, dedicates all of its resources to fight discrimination on the job, in schools, and to increase Latino participation in the political process while denouncing racist actions by law enforcement and the courts. Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Copyright 2020 MALDEF | Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. Whether on the streets or in schools, in boardrooms or living rooms, in legislative chambers or courthouses right up to the U.S. Supreme Court, MALDEF has earned its reputation as the civil rights law firm of the Latino community. For 50 years, MALDEF has been at work to achieve some of the most important legal victories advancing the civil rights of Latinos in the United States. Thats exactly what we saw happen in various areas around the state of Michigan. We are nationally recognized for our efforts to defend the Latino community. A state court rules for the first time in New Mexicos history that education is a fundamental right under the state constitution. Texas is in the process of prosecuting one political operative for illegal ballot harvesting, and multiple state legislatures have called for investigations, too. The lawsuit leads to a unanimous Texas Supreme Court ruling in 1989 declaring that the states finance system is unconstitutional. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Weve got people [who] have been monitoring the Detroit Elections Bureau before Nov. 3, seeing people dropping off boxes of what appeared to be ballots at a side door of the Detroit Elections Bureau., Colbeck noted that when they were confronted by someone with a recording device, all of a sudden they found a very speedy retreat where they pushed the boxes back into their Mercedes car and sped off before anyone could ask any more questions about the origins of those boxes and their intent., Colbeck said, I think its a pattern not just of election fraud that happened here in the wake of covid, I think its indicative of sedition. Located close to the center of the McNamara Terminal, near Delta's Gate A43, we are open every day of the year. MALDEFs 50th Anniversary San Antonio Awards Gala Friday, September 28, 2018 The Westin Riverwalk 420 W Market Street San Antonio, TX 78205, MALDEFs 50th Anniversary Los Angeles Awards Gala Thursday, November 8, 2018 JW Marriot at L.A. Live 90 West Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015, Friday, September 28, 2018 The Westin Riverwalk 420 W Market Street San Antonio, TX 78205, 50th Anniversary Kick-off with Panel Discussion, Washington, D.C. 50th Anniversary Awards Gala. But, since startingthis petition, we have launched a separate petition related to the disputed election outcome, callingon theDepartment of Justice to 'do their job' and engage in meaningful investigations of the mounting evidence of voter fraud. Our litigation in Garza v. County of Los Angeles resulted in the election of the first Latino to the Board in more than a century. MALDEF files a lawsuit that halts implementation of the 1994 California ballot measure Proposition 187. The case led to greater equity of school funding. **Photo Credit:Shealah Craighead / White House / Flickr, I walked through again, and I heard about what happened earlier in the day, I think it was 10 am, a message had popped up on a computer screen that startled one of the poll workers, that said, Your computer is being hacked.. And he says, No they are not. And I go, Well can you verify that for me?, And all he had to do was move that little mouse cursor over the land connectivity icon in the bottom right hand corner, and itll pop up and say youre connected to the internet or youre not., And he said, No, youre just gonna have to trust me., And I said, Dave, Im sorry, but maybe somebody lied to you. Im giving him the benefit of the doubt. John D. Trasvia named president and general counsel of MALDEF. Thank you! If foreign countries, hackers, Democrats, space aliens, or anyone else had hacked into the Dominion machines in Antrim County and manipulated the vote tallies in those machines, then the machine tallies would not match the votes on the paper ballots in the possession of the Republican county officials, it continued. Our history is replete with victories that have had broad societal impact in each of these areas. If you get into lawsuit territory or recounts, thats part of the public record that will be discussed in the course of that lawsuit, said Colbeck. Colbeck said that a lot of ballot envelopes that came through even without a signature or a correct ballot number which means they could have been swapped out for another ballot in the course of processing it were still processed by the Detroit elections bureau. Colbeck announced the details about a tiny chip the size of quarter built into election devices. They never had a tally. Colbeck noted that vote tallies were supposed to be posted on red boards on the wall next to green boards containing initial zero tallies for each machine. MALDEF files suit in 2006 challenging Arizona Proposition 200, which requires voter registration applicants to provide proof of identity at the polls on Election Day. U.S. Supreme Court rules in 2006 that the plan denied Latino voters the opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice, in violation of Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act. So I was very curious, I was like, how the heck are they doing this?, So I went back to Mr. Thomas repeatedly, kind of like the kid in the backseat on the way to Disneyworld, who says, Are we there yet? He went on to count the ways that the election process in Detroit abused four different key areas of vulnerability for vote tampering. Patrick J. Colbeck is one of the most fascinating people analyzing our elections. February 16, 2023. MALDEF challenges a Redondo Beach anti-solicitation ordinance as a violation of the First Amendment guarantee of free expression. The lawsuit leads to the election of Gloria Molina, the first Latina and first woman on the board in more than 115 years. And when they dont, even if its off only by one, that precinct is not subject to a recount. A district court and the en banc Ninth Circuit, on a 9-2 vote, conclude in 2011 that the ordinance is unconstitutional. In fact, they do match, as confirmed by a hand recount of the paper ballots.. Patrick Colbeck 47841 Royal Pointe Drive Canton, MI 48187 Donate Online Donate Online Donate Online We use Christian fundraising site GiveSendGo to process funds and collect prayers. MALDEF Property Management Corporation (MPMC), https://www.maldef.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Pete-Tijerina-clip.mp4, White v. Regester - Oral Argument - February 26, 1973, Plyler v. Doe - Oral Argument - December 01, 1981, Comit de Jornaleros de Redondo Beach v. City of Redondo Beach (2004), League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry - Oral Argument - March 01, 2006, Gonzalez v Brewer oral argument Oct 20 2009, Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force v. Perry (2012), Luna v. Kern County Board of Supervisors (2018), Texas Partial State Senate Plan Dallas/Fort Worth (10/2/2021), Texas Partial State Senate Plan South Texas (10/2/2021), Texas Partial Congressional Plan Harris County (10/16/2021), California Statewide Congressional and Assembly Plans (10/11/2021), California Statewide Senate Plan (11/06/2021), California UPDATED Partial Congressional Plan (12/09/2021), Los Angeles City Council Plan (09/29/2021), Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Plan (10/26/2021), Orange County Board of Education Plan (11/12/2021), San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Plan (11/12/2021). But we still believe that the DoJ needs to use its enormous fact-finding resourcesto help resolveallegations of election fraud. The lawsuit leads to the election of Gloria Molina, the first Latina and first woman on the board in more than 115 years. The 2020 election featured a complete breakdown in the election chain of custody. MALDEF's 50th Anniversary San Antonio Awards Gala, MALDEF Property Management Corporation (MPMC), CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS CHALLENGED ABERCROMBIE & FITCHS UNLAWFUL HIRING TACTICS ON BEHALF OF LATINO, BLACK AND ASIAN AMERICAN YOUTH, The Legal Fight to Protect The First Amendment Right of Day Laborers, https://www.maldef.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Pete-Tijerina-clip.mp4, White v. Regester - Oral Argument - February 26, 1973, Plyler v. Doe - Oral Argument - December 01, 1981, Comit de Jornaleros de Redondo Beach v. City of Redondo Beach (2004), League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry - Oral Argument - March 01, 2006, Gonzalez v Brewer oral argument Oct 20 2009, Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force v. Perry (2012), Luna v. Kern County Board of Supervisors (2018), Texas Partial State Senate Plan Dallas/Fort Worth (10/2/2021), Texas Partial State Senate Plan South Texas (10/2/2021), Texas Partial Congressional Plan Harris County (10/16/2021), California Statewide Congressional and Assembly Plans (10/11/2021), California Statewide Senate Plan (11/06/2021), California UPDATED Partial Congressional Plan (12/09/2021), Los Angeles City Council Plan (09/29/2021), Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Plan (10/26/2021), Orange County Board of Education Plan (11/12/2021), San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Plan (11/12/2021). A federal judge rules in 2018 that the plan unlawfully denies Latinos the right to elect candidates of their choice, in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, leading to a settlement on a new districting plan. MALDEF files a lawsuit that results in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a lower courts decision that held the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors had gerrymandered districts to exclude Latinos from gaining representation. November 7, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) In an exclusive bombshell interview with LifeSiteNews, former Michigan state senator and aerospace engineer Patrick Colbeck brought to light a long list of scandalous violations of voting procedure in Detroit, including brazen lies, cheating, and violations of Michigan law. He points out that an IRS Audit requires you provide the paper trail to validate the math on your 1040.

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