Defending Noncitizen Voting Rights in New York’s Highest Court Civil Rights Organization and Noncitizen Voting Expert Champion Law Permitting Noncitizens to Vote in Local NYC Elections Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) filed an amicus brief in Fossella et al. v....
Good news! A federal court in Texas just issued a preliminary injunction against the CTA (see article here). The injunction applies nationwide which means that MA small businesses who have not already filled out their BOI no longer need to meet the end of year deadline. This ruling is preliminary, which means it could change in the future or be...
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Lawyers for Civil Rights Embarks on Fact-Finding Trip to Migrant Shelters In response to the recent election and in anticipation of federal policy changes, Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) has sent its entire legal team on a fact-finding trip to Mexico. This initiative underscores LCR’s commitment to addressing systemic barriers faced by migrants and...
Statement from Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, the Executive Director of Lawyers for Civil Rights, a legal organization in Boston providing free legal support to people of color, immigrants, and low-income people: At Lawyers for Civil Rights, our commitment to advancing civil rights remains unshaken. As a non-profit, non-partisan organization, our...
As Election Protection volunteers identified on Election Day, multiple polling places in Boston—including Hyde Park and Roslindale—completely ran out of ballots. This colossal planning failure on the part of the Secretary of State’s Office, which is responsible for overseeing elections in Massachusetts, resulted in significant disenfranchisement,...
Protecting our Democracy in Countdown to Election Day With just days to go until Election Day 2024, Lawyers for Civil Rights is mobilizing the full force of our New England legal network to protect our democracy, monitor the polls, stand up to voter suppression, and ensure access to the ballot box for all voters. Our Election Protection program is...
Denouncing Racism and Misogyny in Runup to Election Day Non-Partisan Election Protection Volunteers in Place to Protect Our Democracy Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) is committed to preventing discriminatory practices from impacting the integrity of our elections. As discriminatory rhetoric and tactics are escalating across the political...
