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...
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...
Federal Court Asked to Halt ICE’s Home Invasion Policy New Filings Include Whistleblower Declaration Against ICE Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) and a coalition of immigrant rights organizations asked the federal court in Boston to stop the implementation of ICE’s policy allowing immigration officers to forcibly enter private homes without a judicial...
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 is working to bring Zapatos Rojos (Red Shoes), the acclaimed public art and advocacy installation, to Boston. Created by Mexican artist Elina Chauvet, the installation memorializes women and girls lost to gender-based violence through the public display of donated shoes painted red by community members. At LCR, we believe justice...
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...
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...
