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...
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...
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of the U.S. Department of Education, two Black students who have been racially bullied at their schools have formally withdrawn their federal civil rights complaints, citing a lack of confidence in the federal...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...
Breaking Down Barriers to Career and Technical Education Lawyers for Civil Rights is urging the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to revise proposed amendments to Career and Technical Education (CTE) admissions regulations that continue to disadvantage historically marginalized students. In public comments submitted to the...
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...
Applauding California’s Ban on Legacy Admissions The Governor of California signed a bill that will prohibit legacy admissions preferences in California’s private colleges and universities. The bill eliminates these unfair and undeserved preferences — which are based solely on familial ties, overwhelmingly benefiting white...
