Responding to Unprecedented Civil Rights Challenges
Responding to Unprecedented Civil Rights Challenges The federal government has all but abandoned its commitment to enforcing our nation’s civil rights laws. The federal government is impeding progress...
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Voting Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Lowell, Mass.
Voting Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Lowell, Mass. Minority Residents Allege City’s At-Large Electoral System Unlawfully Dilutes Their Vote Boston, Mass. (May 18, 2017) – A diverse coalition of...
View ArticleAutomatic Voter Registration
Automatic voter registration, a reform that will modernize voter registration and increase registration rates, is gaining momentum nationally. Eight states and the District of Columbia already have...
View ArticleVoting Rights in Lowell
In the City of Lowell, a committee has been tasked with examining and potentially recommending a change to the election system, according to the Lowell Sun. Oren Sellstrom, litigation director for the...
View ArticleUsing Math Superpowers to Fight Gerrymandering
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights is leading workshops in a groundbreaking conference of 500+ mathematicians who are using their math superpowers to fight gerrymandering. Our attorneys are...
View ArticleLowell At A Crossroads
Lowell, MA, finds itself at a crossroads, grappling with the question of what the former mill town should become, according to a feature in the Boston Globe. In Lowell, a minority population that...
View ArticlePreguntas Frecuentes Sobre La Demanda de Lowell
Preguntas Frecuentes Sobre La Demando de Lowell (FINAL)
View ArticleVoting Rights Lawsuits Against Lowell Gains Traction
On October 17, 2017, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied the City of Lowell’s attempt to dismiss a high-profile voting rights lawsuit filed by Lawyers’...
View ArticleYesterday, we got an award! Today, we’re back in the trenches.
Yesterday, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice received the Boston Bar Association’s Beacon Award for Diversity and Inclusion. This award recognizes the importance of our...
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MLK Day Statement: Justice and Equality Are Cosmic Inevitabilities
Justice and Equality Are Cosmic Inevitabilities Today, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we kick off our 50th Anniversary year. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice was founded...
View ArticleExpanding Client Intake and Community Outreach Staff
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Expands Client Intake and Community Outreach Staff The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice (“Lawyers’ Committee”) fosters equal opportunity and...
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