Latino Leaders Announce Launch of Hispanics for a Fair Judiciary and Discuss Impact of SCOTUS on the Latino Community

Media Advisory for: August 9, 2018 @ 2:30pm EST

Contact: Andrea Nill Sanchez, anillsanchez@rabengroup.com, (212) 520-4962

PRESS CALL: Latino Leaders Announce Launch of Hispanics for a Fair Judiciary and Discuss Impact of SCOTUS on the Latino Community

Washington, DC — On Thursday, August, 9, 2018, leading Latino voices will be announcing the re-launch of Hispanics for a Fair Judiciary, an organization dedicated to providing Latinos across the nation with a platform and voice in matters related to our nation’s judicial system. Spurred by President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, the Latino community is rising to inform the national conversation, call out the importance of the U.S. Supreme Court on the lives of American Latinos, and elevate diverse voices on the most pressing legal issues facing our nation today.  

As part of the launch, Latinos from the political, advocacy, and legal worlds will be sharing their unique perspectives about how federal courts dictate outcomes on topics ranging from immigration to reproductive rights, underscoring the significance of the Kavanaugh nomination to the Latino community. 

WHO:

New York State Senator Gustavo Rivera, 33rd Senate District

Maria Cardona, public policy advocate, political strategist and co-founder of Hispanics for a Fair Judiciary

José Pérez, Deputy General Counsel at LatinoJustice PRLDEF 

Thomas A. Saenz, President and General Counsel at MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund)

WHEN: Thursday,  August 9, 2018 @ 2:30pm EST

DIAL-IN: 877‑876‑9176 OR 785‑424‑1667

Conference ID: 81641

Program Title: Hispanics for a Fair Judiciary Launch Press Call

For more information or for interviews please contact Andrea Nill Sanchez at anillsanchez@rabengroup.com or (212) 520-4962.

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Hispanics for a Fair Judiciary (HFJ) provides Latino leaders across the nation a platform and voice in matters related to our nation’s judicial system. HFJ is an unaffiliated, non-partisan, independent network of elected officials, legal, civil rights,
labor, academic and political leaders who care deeply about the impact that the Supreme Court has on the Latino community. Our mission is to raise public awareness around the pressing legal issues Latinos are facing and call attention to the significance of the Supreme
Court.