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RECENT NEWS
June 30, 2009 — Upcoming event: Join LCCR and Reed Smith LLP for a screening of the film "Recycled Life." Click here for more information.
June 28, 2009 — Upcoming event: Join LCCR as we march at PRIDE 2009! Click here for more information.
June 4, 2009 — LCCR Legal Director Robert Rubin reflects on his experiences as a young attorney in Mississippi 30 years ago. Click here to read the article.
May 26, 2009 — LCCR's Education Equity Project (EEP) Attorneys Use Landmark Civil Rights Case to Create Better Environment for Students. Click here to read the article.
April 16, 2009 — LCCR's Education Equity Project (EEP) hosts Better Schools Now event and premieres video by New American Media. Click here to watch the video.
“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.
LCCR's 1968-2008 "Top 40" Accomplishments