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...
Voting Rights Groups Demand That Massachusetts Public Hospitals Help Patients Register To Vote, As Required By Federal Law Lawyers for Civil Rights has now sent two demand letters to Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin, Massachusetts’ chief elections official, demanding that four state-operated hospitals (the “Hospitals”) help patients register to...
Court-Ordered Report Reveals Low Voting Rates in Jails; Highlights Need for More Voter Engagement Less than 5% of Eligible Incarcerated Individuals Voted in November 2024 Election Compelled by a court-ordered settlement, Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin has released a long-overdue report on jail-based voting in Massachusetts, fulfilling an...
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...
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...
Victory! In Response to Lawsuit, Secretary Galvin Agrees to Issue Jail-Based Voting Report Voting Rights Settlement Advances Transparency and Access In a victory for democratic transparency, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ordered the Secretary of the Commonwealth to release long-overdue data on jail-based voting. This settlement marks the...
Voting Rights Advocates Sue Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth for Failing to Disclose Information on Jail-Based Voting Voting rights and prisoners’ rights advocates filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts’ highest court seeking an order compelling Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin to release reports on jail-based voting, as...
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...
