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...
Appraisal Discrimination Appeal Filed After Race-Based $100,000 Undervaluation Six-Figure Loss Sparks Appeal on Behalf of Interracial Couple in Franklin, Mass. Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) has appealed the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) dismissal of an appraisal discrimination complaint filed on behalf of an interracial couple...
The following op-ed appeared recently in the Boston Business Journal Justice requires keeping the pro bono flame alive By Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal | Damian Turco Lawyers for Civil Rights | Turco Legal PC The residents of a mobile-home park in Auburn organized to fight unconscionable rent hikes. Survival was at stake: Some families had to choose between...
HUD’s Proposed Rule Slams the Door on Critical Fair Housing Protection Civil Rights Groups Oppose HUD Regulation Aimed at Eliminating its Disparate Impact Enforcement Housing groups are calling on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to immediately withdraw its dangerous proposed rule that would dismantle one of the most important...
18 Organizations Sign Amicus Brief Championing MBTA Communities Law in Supreme Judicial Court A host of organizations joined forces as signatories on an amicus brief defending the MBTA Communities Act. Attorneys from Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA), Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR), and Nixon Peabody LLP submitted the brief to the...
Civil Rights Groups Call on Massachusetts to Withdraw Proposed MCAD Regulations That Limit Access to Justice Victims of Discrimination Will Face Further Limits to Accessing Justice Under New Rules Civil rights leaders across Massachusetts are calling on the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) to withdraw newly proposed regulations that...
12 Towns Must Comply with the MBTA Communities Zoning Law Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) sent demand letters to twelve Massachusetts towns that continue to resist complying with the MBTA Communities Zoning Law. This historic law, enacted to help alleviate Massachusetts’ severe housing crisis, requires all covered jurisdictions to allow multi-family...
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...
