We focus particularly on school discipline, challenging the excessive use of suspensions, expulsions, and school-based arrests—practices that disproportionately harm students of color and students with disabilities. Through civil rights complaints and public advocacy, we are working to create fairer, more equitable school environments for all students.
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...
Sue. And Build. Our New Year’s commitment is simple: sue—early and often—and...
Demanding Independent State Probe into Everett Police Role in ICE Detention of...
MA Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Should Release Records Showing Any...
Under sustained legal pressure, Saugus Public Schools has revised its student...