| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:nonprofit_organization 
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                                | gptkbp:abbreviation | gptkb:MALDEF 
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                                | gptkbp:focus | civil rights education
 advocacy
 litigation
 Latino rights
 
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                                | gptkbp:founded | 1968 
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                                | gptkbp:founder | gptkb:Jack_Greenberg gptkb:Pete_Tijerina
 gptkb:Vilma_Martinez
 
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                                | gptkbp:fullName | gptkb:Mexican_American_Legal_Defense_and_Educational_Fund 
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                                | gptkbp:headquartersLocation | gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:leader | gptkb:Thomas_A._Saenz 
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                                | gptkbp:leaderTitle | President and General Counsel 
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                                | gptkbp:mission | to protect and promote the civil rights of Latinos in the United States 
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                                | gptkbp:notableCase | gptkb:Plyler_v._Doe gptkb:Lau_v._Nichols
 gptkb:Edgewood_Independent_School_District_v._Kirby
 
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                                | gptkbp:operatesIn | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:regionServed | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:status | gptkb:nonprofit_organization 
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                                | gptkbp:taxStatus | 74-1563270 
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                                | gptkbp:type | gptkb:advocacy_group 
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                                | gptkbp:website | https://www.maldef.org/ 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Chicano 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | MALDEF 
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