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...
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...
At Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR), we know that justice is not only shaped in courtrooms. It is also shaped in stories, culture, community spaces, and the ways people see themselves and one another. That’s why we launched our Artist-in-Residence program to bring artists like Chanel Thervil and Damon Davis into our work as partners in helping communities...
On April 1, 2026, Teen Vogue published the following op-ed from LCR’s client, a high school senior who testified in Congress. Teen Vogue I Spent My Senior Year Fighting ICE. When Will Justice Come? By Ana Michelle Ramirez Sanan In this op-ed, high school senior Ana Michelle Ramirez Sanan explains why she testified at a congressional forum about DHS. I am a...
Lawyers for Civil Rights supports the passage of Amendment 41, “Fairness for Agricultural Laborers,” to ensure that farmworkers in Massachusetts receive fair wages, overtime pay, and other basic workplace protections. A key element of the amendment is compensation beyond the minimum wage—an essential intervention to help stabilize the labor market as...
Identity-Based Bullying in Athletics Continues Without Accountability Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) condemns the continued inaction of the Commonwealth and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) despite high-profile incidents of identity-based bullying and harassment against student-athletes. In Worcester, the South High Community...
The following op-ed was published by WBUR Cognoscenti on March 25, 2026. WBUR Cognoscenti The trouble with using technology to enforce traffic laws Gov. Maura Healey has proposed allowing cities to deploy speed cameras for the first time, specifically in school zones and construction zones. Pending legislation on Beacon Hill seeks to expand automated...
Teen Testifies Before Congress on ICE Abuses Against Children Congressional Hearing Features Testimony of Lawyers for Civil Rights Client from Chelsea, Mass. March 24, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michelle Ramirez Sanan, a teenager whose family was brutalized by ICE, will testify at a bicameral hearing on ICE abuses against children. In December, Lawyers for...
