Women-of-Color-Led Running Group Profiled And Mistreated At Marathon By Race Organizers and City of Newton Just weeks before the 2025 Boston Marathon, TrailblazHers Run Co., and its founding members––Abeo Powers, Elizabeth Rock, and Frances Ramirez––have secured a...
Haitian and Venezuelan Immigrants Sue to Protect Humanitarian Protections First Lawsuit To Challenge Trump Administration’s Rollback of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) filed a federal lawsuit today to block the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and Venezuelan immigrants. The lawsuit is...
VICTORY! Town of Holden Will Comply with MBTA Zoning Law Holden submits MBTA Zoning Compliance Plan and States Intention to Abide by the Law’s Zoning Mandate BOSTON – Nearly two years after being sued, the Town of Holden has said it will comply with the MBTA Zoning Law and has submitted an “action plan” to the state outlining how it will seek to do so....
Massachusetts Sanctuary Cities Sue To Stop Trump From Entangling Them In Federal Immigration Enforcement Two sanctuary cities in Massachusetts—Chelsea and Somerville—filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the Trump Administration’s efforts to coerce them into participating in mass deportation efforts. Represented by Lawyers for Civil Rights, the Cities...
VICTORY! Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction To Protect Birthright Citizenship Case Brought By Immigrant Mother and Community Organizations A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled in favor of an expectant mother and two immigrant organizations in a lawsuit brought by Lawyers for Civil Rights challenging the constitutionality of the Trump...
Mothers and Immigrant Organizations Sue Trump Administration to Protect Birthright Citizenship New Executive Order Will Harm Millions of Families and Children Expectant mothers and immigrant organizations have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Executive Order issued by the Trump Administration, robbing and stripping...
Supreme Judicial Court Rules MBTA Communities Act Is Mandatory. Civil Rights Groups Applaud Ruling, Which Will Increase Affordable Housing And Decrease Segregation The Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has upheld the MBTA Communities Act and ruled that it imposes mandatory duties on all 177 cities and towns covered by the law. The ruling adopts...
Good news! A federal court in Texas just issued a preliminary injunction against the CTA (see article here). The injunction applies nationwide which means that MA small businesses who have not already filled out their BOI no longer need to meet the end of year deadline. This ruling is preliminary, which means it could change in the future or be...
