Two factions of the League of United Latin American Citizens are claiming administrative control of the nation’s oldest Hispanic civil rights organization, and legal analysts say the dispute will likely be settled in court.
In simultaneous meetings on Friday and Saturday in Dallas and Washington, D.C., these two factions tried to outmaneuver each other to take control by removing board members and appointing new people to key positions.
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