Latina Construction Worker Sues J. Derenzo Co. Over Racist, Anti-Immigrant, and Sexist Harassment Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) and pro bono counsel from Fair Work, P.C. have filed suit against J. Derenzo Co., a multi-million-dollar Boston-based company, on behalf...
Lawyers for Civil Rights Launches “Fair Play Off the Pitch” Initiative Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 Multilingual legal resources will help workers and vendors understand their rights As Massachusetts prepares to welcome visitors from around the world during FIFA World Cup 2026, Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) is launching Fair Play Off the Pitch, a...
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...
Federal Court Asked to Halt ICE’s Home Invasion Policy New Filings Include Whistleblower Declaration Against ICE Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) and a coalition of immigrant rights organizations asked the federal court in Boston to stop the implementation of ICE’s policy allowing immigration officers to forcibly enter private homes without a judicial...
Public School Students File Landmark Education Lawsuit Against Massachusetts Public school students and community organizations today filed a lawsuit charging that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is violating its own Constitution by maintaining racially segregated school districts that concentrate poverty, deny Black and Latino students an adequate and...
Lawyers for Civil Rights is working to bring Zapatos Rojos (Red Shoes), the acclaimed public art and advocacy installation, to Boston. Created by Mexican artist Elina Chauvet, the installation memorializes women and girls lost to gender-based violence through the public display of donated shoes painted red by community members. At LCR, we believe justice...
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 Trial Court’s “Soft Diplomacy” With ICE Is Not a Strategy. It’s Surrender. By Brooke Simone and Joshua Dankoff The Massachusetts Trial Court recently suggested that the PROTECT Act — legislation that would protect against immigration arrests inside state courthouses without a judicial warrant — would disrupt the so-called “soft diplomacy” between state...
