 AALDEF's amicus brief on behalf of 65 Asian American groups and education officials, including Asian American students and faculty at UT-Austin, was cited in the Court's majority opinion upholding equal opportunity in higher education.In 2016, AALDEF won its legal challenge to a Texas election law requiring interpreters to be registered voters in the county where they provide language assistance.The 5th Circuit federal court of appeals affirmed that the state law violated the Voting Rights Act.