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RECENT NEWS
August 21, 2008 — LCCR files suit on behalf of Latino voters against Madera Unified School District. Click here to read the press release. Click here to see recent media coverage.
August 20, 2008 — German citizen files federal suit against U.S. Immigration agent and the City of North Las Vegas over illegal detention and abuse. Click here to read the press release. Click here to see recent media coverage.
August 5, 2008 — Legal Services for Entrepreneurs (LSE) client Lamont Young featured in SF Examiner. Click here to read the press clip.
July 16, 2008 — LCCR and other civil rights organizations file complaint against the City of Antioch. Click here to read the press release.
July 7, 2008 — LCCR welcomes new poverty docket staff attorney Sarah M. Barnes. Click here to read the press release.
“Injustice anywhere
is a threat to
justice everywhere.”
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
OUR MISSION
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights champions the legal rights of people of color, poor people, immigrants and refugees, with a special commitment to African-Americans.
OUR HISTORY
The Committee is affiliated with the national Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, begun in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy. Leading members of the San Francisco Bar established the San Francisco office in 1968--shortly after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.--to advance civil rights. Towards this end, the Lawyers' Committee staff--with the assistance of hundreds of pro bono attorneys--provides free legal assistance and representation to individuals on civil legal matters. In addition, the Lawyers' Committee handles policy impact cases that focus on important civil rights issues.