This season reminds us how powerful our community can be when we stand together. To celebrate that spirit, we’re excited to share LCR | BizGrow’s Holiday Gift Guide, featuring remarkable small businesses whose creativity and resilience shine especially bright...
Access to Justice Under Threat: Demanding an End to ICE Arrests in Massachusetts Courthouses ICE operations in courthouses are silencing immigrant communities Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) is calling on Massachusetts court officials to protect access to justice and the administration of justice, as immigration enforcement efforts continue...
Lawyers for Civil Rights Selects Inaugural Artists-in-Residence: Chanel Thervil and Damon Davis Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) is proud to announce the selection of two dynamic and socially engaged artists—Chanel Thervil and Damon Davis—as the inaugural participants in the organization’s Artist-in-Residence program. This initiative harnesses the power of...
MA Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Should Release Records Showing Any Existing Accountability Actions to Address Racial Bullying in Sports Events Today, Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) and law firm Anderson Kreiger filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) seeking public records regarding incidents of...
Under sustained legal pressure, Saugus Public Schools has revised its student admissions policy to eliminate provisions that unlawfully limited access to public education for immigrant families and other vulnerable students. This move marks a major victory for families and follows coordinated advocacy by Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) and...
East Boston Father Held for Two Days in Inhumane Conditions After ICE Ignored His Legal Status Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) has filed a complaint under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) on behalf of José Pineda, an immigrant with lawful humanitarian status who was wrongfully arrested and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The...
Racially Bullied Students Withdraw Federal Civil Rights Complaints, Turn To State Officials For Enforcement Instead In the wake of the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, two Black students who have been racially bullied at their schools have formally withdrawn their federal civil rights complaints, citing a lack of confidence in the federal...
Statement on Birthright Citizenship Ruling by Attorneys Who Secured Injunction in Massachusetts Federal Court Today’s decision from the U.S. Supreme Court is limited to a procedural question—the scope of relief that district courts may grant in the birthright citizenship cases. The Supreme Court’s decision explicitly does not address the Trump...
