Sacramento Migrant Crisis →

Statement by Lawyers for Martha’s Vineyard Migrants on Continuing Investigation Into Recent Sacramento Flights Shortly after media reports emerged that two charter planes carrying over 30 migrants, mostly from Venezuela and Colombia, were flown from New Mexico to Sacramento, California, as part of a political stunt engineered by Governor Ron DeSantis, Lawyers...

Lawyers for Martha’s Vineyard Migrants in Sacramento →

Martha's Vineyard Migrants Respond to Recent Flights to Sacramento Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) learned that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — the key defendant in our federal class action lawsuit on behalf of migrants duped into flying to Martha's Vineyard last Fall — has apparently struck again. Media are reporting that migrants from Colombia and Venezuela were...

Celebrating 55 Years →

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Statement Regarding Boston’s Redistricting Process →

Community Statement Regarding Boston City Council’s 2023 Redistricting Process The Boston City Council passed a redistricting map.  In the view of civil rights and community groups — including the NAACP Boston Branch, MassVOTE, the Massachusetts Voter Table, the Chinese Progressive Association, La Colaborativa, and New England United for Justice (the “Coalition”) — this rushed and flawed process sends an...

Community Urges Adoption of Councilor Lara’s Redistricting Map →

Moving Boston Forward: Community Groups Urge City Council to Adopt Redistricting Map Proposed by Councilor Kendra Lara While Councilor Lara’s Map Preserves Years of Hard-Fought Progress Toward Voter Equity, Competing Proposals Undermine Civil Rights Gains A broad coalition of Boston community groups endorsed the Boston City Council redistricting map proposed...

Defending Voters of Color and Boston’s Redistricting Map →

NAACP AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TAKE LEGAL ACTION TO ENSURE THAT BOSTON’S REDISTRICTING MAP COMPLIES WITH VOTING RIGHTS ACT The NAACP Boston Branch, MassVOTE, the Massachusetts Voter Table, La Colaborativa, the Chinese Progressive Association, and New England United for Justice took legal action to ensure that Boston’s redistricting map complies with...

Community Inclusion Critical for Boston Redistricting Map →

Community Groups Urge Transparency, Public Participation, and Swift Action in Boston Redistricting  A broad coalition of community groups who have uplifted the voices of diverse communities in Boston’s redistricting process today called upon the City to act transparently and expeditiously to adopt a new City Council district map following a...

Cape Verdean Woman Subjected to Sexual Harassment at Large Fishery in New Bedford →

Pervasive Hostile Work Environment at Large Fishery in New Bedford, MA Female Worker Subjected to Sexual Harassment and Identity-Based Harassment at Eastern Fisheries In a classic David versus Goliath scenario, a Black immigrant woman challenges one of New Bedford’s largest seafood processors, Eastern Fisheries, after enduring years of pervasive sexual harassment...

9-Year-Old Black Student Forcibly Handcuffed in Walpole →

In a case highlighting the growing problem of over-policing Black schoolchildren, Lawyers for Civil Rights and Anderson Kreiger LLP today sent demand letters to Walpole Public Schools and the Walpole Police Department demanding change stemming from an incident where police officers handcuffed a 9-year-old Black special needs student at school, then transported him to...

Restrictions on Asylum-Seekers Are Unlawful →

Immigrants’ Rights Groups Blast Federal Government’s Misguided Asylum Policy Changes  Centro Presente and Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) vehemently opposed the Biden Administration’s proposed restrictions on asylum-seekers at the border. Reminiscent of Trump-era restrictions, the Biden Administration’s proposed asylum changes would create unlawful barriers for migrants fleeing persecution and torture. Immigrants’ rights organizations have detailed the...

Racial Profiling at the Boston Marathon →

PROTECTING BOSTON MARATHON SPECTATORS FROM RACIAL PROFILING Civil Rights Organization Takes Legal Action Against Police Department in Newton, MALawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) has received requests for legal assistance from both marathon spectators and runners who have consistently noted that police officers targeted and singled-out Black people for surveillance and aggressive...

Migrants in Massachusetts →

Immigrants’ Rights Groups File Public Records Requests to Shed Light on Arrival of Migrants in Massachusetts Immigration Data Can Inform State/Local Policymaking Centro Presente and Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) filed public records requests, under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Immigration and...

BizGrow Toolkit Series →

As part of our mission to bring minority-owned, immigrant-owned, and women-owned small business owners the legal knowledge they need to thrive, we are launching an innovative series of toolkits and fact-sheets aimed at entrepreneurial success. Check-out our first two fact-sheets:  After Forming Your Entity, What's Next?  Commercial Leases, Best Practices for...

Preventing Thousands Of Vulnerable Families From Losing Medical Benefits →

Civil Rights Group Urges State To Prevent Thousands Of Vulnerable Families From Losing Medical Benefits  MassHealth “Redetermination” Process Particularly Threatens Non-English Speakers And Those With Unstable Housing  Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) issued a letter to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts requesting immediate action to protect vulnerable families and children from losing...

Advisory Clarifies MBTA Zoning Law: It’s Mandatory →

Lawyers for Civil Rights Commends Attorney General Campbell’s Legal Advisory Clarifying that the MBTA Zoning Law is Mandatory  Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell issued an advisory clarifying the legal requirements imposed on towns by the MBTA Communities Law, M.G.L. c. 40A § 3A.  The advisory unequivocally states that “[a]ll MBTA Communities must comply...

Lawsuit Against U.S. Immigration Agencies on Humanitarian Parole →

Immigrants’ Rights Organizations File Federal Lawsuit Against U.S. Immigration Agencies Seeking Documents on Humanitarian Parole  Humanitarian Parole Is Life-Saving For Many But Shrouded In Mystery The Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project (“FIRRP”) and Lawyers for Civil Rights (“LCR”) filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) and the U.S....

Statement on Martha’s Vineyard Case →

Lawyers for Civil Rights releases statement responding to the motions presented by Governor DeSantis and his co-defendants in the federal class action filed by Alianza Americas and the migrants who were fraudulently induced to travel by plane to Martha’s Vineyard.  The bottom line is that Governor DeSantis doesn't want to be...

55th Anniversary Event: June 22 at 6 PM →

We're throwing a party! Join us for an in-person reception on June 22 to celebrate our life-changing work and recent achievements. Since 1968, Lawyers for Civil Rights has been working with communities of color and immigrants to fight discrimination and foster equity through creative and courageous legal advocacy, education, and...

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