Entries by Madeline Martinez

Voter’s Choice Act Report for the 2020 Primary and General Elections

This report, commissioned by the California Secretary of State’s office and conducted by the UCLA Voting Rights Project, provides a comprehensive overview of language access and voter participation for language minorities in the fifteen counties that implemented the Voter’s Choice Act (VCA) during the 2020 Primary and General Elections. Appendix B1 focuses on the 2020 […]

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Federal Court relies on expert report by VRP Director Dr. Matt Barreto in New Jersey v. Trump striking down Trump EO on birthright citizenship

Dr. Barreto authored expert report documenting the Trump birthright citizenship ban would harm state efforts to provide health care and other state services to the immigrant community LOS ANGELES (July 25, 2025) — United States District Judge Leo T. Sorokin issued a nationwide injunction blocking President Trump’s executive order which sought to end birthright citizenship […]