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Senate Defeats Cloture Motion to Begin FY 2011 Defense Authorization Debate, Measure Needed for Subsequent DREAM Act Amendment
Washington, D.C.- The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) commends the 56 members of the Senate who voted for cloture on the Department of Defense Reauthorization legislation (S.3454 – see voter roster, below). The sixty votes needed for cloture would have enabled the Senate to proceed to vote to pass S.3454, which in turn would have paved the way for the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act to be presented as an amendment offered by U.S. Senator Harry Reid to S.3454.

The HNBA Highlights that Legal Challenges Against Arizona’s Immigration Law Have Largely Been Successful
Washington, DC–Yesterday, the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) joined millions of Americans and other national organizations in celebrating the successful legal challenges to the most repugnant portions of Arizona’s SB 1070. In a ruling issued July 28, 2010, The United States District Court for the District of Arizona granted a preliminary injunction as to several key sections of SB 1070, with a trial on the merits still part of the pending litigation to overturn what is likely an unconstitutional piece of anti-immigrant legislation.

HNBA and The Fund Launch Reception
The Hispanic National Bar Association (“HNBA”) and The HNBA Legal Education Fund (“The Fund”) are pleased to announce that the first reception commemorating the launch of The Fund was a success, with The Fund receiving its first donations that total over $10,000.00. The HNBA recently created The Fund to assist it with its educational and charitable mission, and by all indications, The Fund is off to a great start.

HNBA National President, Peter M. Reyes, Jr.
Peter M. Reyes, Jr., a senior intellectual property lawyer at Cargill, Incorporated, will be sworn in as the 2012-2013 National President of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) on Saturday, August 25th, 2012 at the HNBA 37th Annual Convention to be held in Seattle, WA. Mr. Reyes will be sworn in by longtime friend and HNBA [...]

Senate Defeats Cloture Motion to Begin FY 2011 Defense Authorization Debate, Measure Needed for Subsequent DREAM Act Amendment