We are proud to announce that our Executive Director has been named one of the Boston Business Journal’s 2026 Power 50 Movement Makers.Over the past decade, Lawyers for Civil Rights has expanded its reach and impact, not in 3% or 5% increments, but by leaps and...
Black Middle Schooler Sues Nauset Regional School District After Racial Harassment Culminated in Suicide Attempt School knew Black student was being subjected to racial slurs, physical attacks, and racist whipping gestures by classmates, but failed to protect him As Nauset Regional Middle School (NRMS) students returned to class for the first day of the...
Black College Students File Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Nichols College After Being Unfairly Punished for Acting in Self-Defense Worcester, MA – Two Black college students have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Nichols College after the college expelled one student and barred the other from campus activities and student life following...
Lawyers for Civil Rights Launches “Fair Play Off the Pitch” Initiative Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 Multilingual legal resources will help workers and vendors understand their rights As Massachusetts prepares to welcome visitors from around the world during FIFA World Cup 2026, Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) is launching Fair Play Off the Pitch, a...
Public School Students File Landmark Education Lawsuit Against Massachusetts Public school students and community organizations today filed a lawsuit charging that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is violating its own Constitution by maintaining racially segregated school districts that concentrate poverty, deny Black and Latino students an adequate and...
Lawyers for Civil Rights has released two new Rule of Law guides, one for adults and one for youth, to strengthen public understanding and engagement around civil rights, democratic institutions, and access to justice. Rule of Law Guide (Adult) Rule of Law Guide (Youth) The guides provide simple, digestible, and practical information to advance...
At Lawyers for Civil Rights, we are seeing a disturbing pattern of escalating bullying incidents in schools. This is not a string of isolated incidents; it’s a bullying crisis — an epidemic taking hold in far too many schools. In Southwick, a girl was sold at a “slave auction.” In Brookline, a boy was pinned to the floor with a knee on his neck while...
At Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR), we know that justice is not only shaped in courtrooms. It is also shaped in stories, culture, community spaces, and the ways people see themselves and one another. That’s why we launched our Artist-in-Residence program to bring artists like Chanel Thervil and Damon Davis into our work as partners in helping communities...
