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),...
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,...
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...
Civil Rights Lawsuit Challenges ICE’s Home-Invasion Policy Lawsuit Challenges ICE Policy Allowing Forced Home Entry Without Judicial Warrants Civil rights and immigrant organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging an unlawful federal policy authorizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to enter private homes forcibly without a...
Lawyers for Civil Rights strongly supports SD 3607, An Act Protecting Access to Justice, which would ensure that Massachusetts courthouses remain safe spaces where all people can access due process without fear of civil immigration enforcement. In response to a sharp rise in ICE arrests at and near courthouses—often by masked, unidentified officers—this...
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...
We know many people are feeling shaken and unsettled right now, especially with events unfolding in Minnesota, Maine, and beyond. We’re here for you. We’re monitoring the situation nationally, regionally, and locally, and we’ll share updates that are legally accurate, practical, and focused on community safety.You are not alone. Support is available....
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...
