The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is a nonpartisan civil rights organization founded in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy. It uses legal advocacy, litigation, and public policy work to advance racial justice, protect voting rights, and combat discrimination affecting Black people and other communities of color.
Civil rights, voting rights, fair housing, education equity, employment discrimination, criminal justice, and broader racial justice and democratic protection issues.
Primarily supported by charitable contributions, grants, and bequests; it is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.
Regional Lawyers’ Committee affiliates in cities including Boston, Chicago, Denver, Jackson, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.; historically associated with President John F. Kennedy’s request to form the organization.
non-profit civil rights organization (501(c)(3))
