2018 GALEO Year in Review

January 2:

• GALEO Leadership Program Coordinator & Policy Analyst, Maria Palacios, attended the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected Mayor Craig Newton, the first Black mayor of Gwinnett.
• Jerry Gonzalez, GALEO Executive Director, named as one of the “100 Most Influential Georgians”

January 3:

• Maria Palacios, GALEO, attended coalition for a Hate Free Georgia.
• Maria Palacios, GALEO, met with Southern Poverty Law Center to discuss legislative efforts.
• J. Gonzalez, GALEO, interviewed by Univision 34 Atlanta regarding hate crimes legislation proposed in the Georgia Legislature that GALEO supports.

MARYLAND FEDERAL COURT REJECTS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S REQUEST TO END LAWSUIT CHALLENGING CENSUS CITIZENSHIP QUESTION

GALEO proud to be one of the co-plaintiffs

December 19, 2018

(Washington, D.C.) – A federal court in Maryland today rejected a second bid by the Trump administration to toss out a lawsuit challenging the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.

U.S. District Court Judge George J. Hazel’s ruling denying the government’s motion for summary judgment clears the way for a January 22, 2019 trial to determine if the addition of a citizenship question is unconstitutional, discriminatory, or motivated by racial animus.