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RECENT NEWS
January 25, 2010 - LCCR honors eight Bay Area attorneys and legal professionals for their efforts to advance civil rights. Click here to read the press release.
November 18, 2009 - Click here to read a response from the Lawyers' Committee to a recent article by the Associated Press about LCCR's voting rights work as well as the California Voting Rights Act.
November 12, 2009 - Muslim Doctor Held Under Egregious and Dangerous Conditions at Notorious Virginia Jail Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Immigration and Jail Officials. Click here to read the press release.
October 26, 2009 - The San Francisco's Police Department announces it will no longer impound cars the first time a driver is pulled over without a license- a measure supported by LCCR in order to prevent the unfair hardship it causes working class residents. Click here to read the article.
October 22, 2009 - LCCR's Executive Director Lateefah Simon answers questions from The Examiner about her inspirations, philosphy and key issues facing women. Click here to read the interview.
October 20, 2009 - The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals hands a huge victory to Latino communities in Stanislaus County by ruling that the Fair Housing Act does prohibit discrimination after the initial acquisition of housing. Click here to read the press release.
October 16, 2009 - LCCR Executive Director Lateefah Simon featured as one of TheRoot.com's top 100 African American leaders inspiring change. Click here read to read the feature.
October 9, 2009 - LCCR Board Member Nancy Harris is quoted in several news outlets about a recent criminal conviction of a Walnut Creek real estate agent, who was found guilty of keeping a Peruvian woman as an indentured servant for nearly two years. LCCR has filed a civil suit in the case on behalf of the victim. Read more from CBS, SFGate and Mercury News.
October 9, 2009 - The Modesto Bee covers the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in favor of Latino residents in Stanislaus County; LCCR Board Member Brian Brosnahan quoted. Click here to read the article.
September 17, 2009- The Daily Journal covers the motion to intervene filed by LCCR and other civil rights groups on behalf of minority and women small business owners, defending Caltrans' Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. Click here to read the article.
“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.
23rd ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AWARDS LUNCHEON
Please join us on Thursday, January 28, 2010 for LCCR's 23rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Luncheon at the Hyatt Regency in downtown San Francisco.
Click HERE to read the press release.
Click HERE for more information about this year's program.
Click HERE for information about sponsorship.
For other questions and information, contact Bilen Mesfin at 415.543.9444 ext. 206.