Category: Redistricting


LCR’s Civil Rights Summit →

BizGrow, Economic Justice, Education, Employment, Events, Health Disparities, Housing, Immigrant Rights, Police Accountability, Race and Climate, Racial Justice, Redistricting, Voting Rights
LCR’s Civil Rights Summit November 4, 2022 Lawyers for Civil Rights held a Civil Rights Summit on November 4, 2022, convening powerful attorneys and community partners for strategic and catalytic thought partnership to advance civil rights in the current legal landscape, including changes in the composition of the Supreme Court....

Diverse Leadership in Lowell →

Lowell Lines, Redistricting, Voting Rights
Candidates of Diverse Backgrounds Assume High-Profile Leadership Positions in Lowell First Election Cycle Follows a Federal Voting Rights Lawsuit against City A groundbreaking federal voting rights lawsuit filed by Lawyers for Civil Rights and Ropes & Gray against the City of Lowell, Massachusetts had a direct and significant impact on...

Massachusetts Redistricting Maps →

Racial Justice, Redistricting, Voting Rights
STATEMENT ON MASSACHUSETTS REDISTRICTING MAPS Today, the State Legislature released proposed redistricting maps identifying the reconfiguration of Massachusetts' Senate and House of Representatives districts. The proposed maps are encouraging. Senator William N. Brownsberger and Representative Frank A. Moran have clearly worked hard to incorporate community voices and perspectives, not to mention balancing a...

Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision in Trump v. New York →

Redistricting, Voting Rights
Lawyers for Civil Rights condemns the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. New York to vacate the well-reasoned decision of the three-judge panel that found the Trump Administration's attempt to exclude undocumented immigrants from the congressional apportionment base unlawful. Multiple three-judge panels across the country -- from California, New York and...

Democratizing Redistricting in 2021 →

Racial Justice, Redistricting, Voting Rights
While our work to safeguard the vote during the 2020 election cycle has concluded, democracy doesn’t stop here.  Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) is launching Democratizing Redistricting in 2021 to ensure that the forthcoming redistricting process is fair, equitable, transparent, and community driven. This work will be coordinated with community and coalition...