Bullying and Harassment on the Ice Civil Rights Advocates are Seeing a Rise in Identity-Based Incidents in School Hockey Programs Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) sent a letter to Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and the Massachusetts Department of...
Martin Luther King, Jr. reminded us, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” Lawyers for Civil Rights has been devoted to bending that arc since the 1960s. We know that justice is possible, even in dark times, and that the law remains one of the most powerful tools to achieve it. During 2026, LCR will continue to sue those who...
Sue. And Build. Our New Year’s commitment is simple: sue—early and often—and build.There’s a hockey lesson that captures our approach: if you skate to where the puck is, you miss it. You have to anticipate where it’s going. That kind of forward-looking strategy—anticipating need—has been one of our most powerful contributions to the civil rights...
Demanding Independent State Probe into Everett Police Role in ICE Detention of 13-Year-Old Child Civil rights group calls for urgent state action after Everett police involvement in ICE detention of 13-year-old child Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) is calling for an immediate state investigation after Everett police detained and reportedly transferred a...
MA Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Should Release Records Showing Any Existing Accountability Actions to Address Racial Bullying in Sports Events Today, Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) and law firm Anderson Kreiger filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) seeking public records regarding incidents of...
Under sustained legal pressure, Saugus Public Schools has revised its student admissions policy to eliminate provisions that unlawfully limited access to public education for immigrant families and other vulnerable students. This move marks a major victory for families and follows coordinated advocacy by Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) and Massachusetts...
Racially Bullied Students Withdraw Federal Civil Rights Complaints, Turn To State Officials For Enforcement Instead In the wake of the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, two Black students who have been racially bullied at their schools have formally withdrawn their federal civil rights complaints, citing a lack of confidence in the federal...
New Vocational School Admissions Lottery Marks Historic Step Toward Fair Access The Vocational Education Justice Coalition (VEJC) applauds the Massachusetts Board of Education’s decision to adopt a new lottery-based admissions policy for the Commonwealth’s regional vocational schools, a hard-won victory for education equity advocates who have spent years...
