The
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a nonpartisan,
nonprofit organization, was formed in 1963 at 
the
request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private
bar in providing legal services to address racial discrimination.
The principal mission of the Lawyers' Committee is to
secure, through the rule of law, equal justice under law.
We implement our mission and objectives by marshaling
the pro bono resources of the private bar for legal representation,
public policy advocacy, and public education on civil
rights matters.
The
Committee's major objective is to use the skills and resources
of the bar to obtain equal opportunity for minorities
by addressing factors that contribute to racial justice
and economic opportunity. Given our nations history of
racial discrimination, de jure segregation, and the de
facto inequities that persist, the Lawyers' Committee's
primary focus is to represent the interest of African-Americans
in particular, other racial and ethnic minorities, and
other victims of discrimination, where doing so can help
secure justice for all racial and ethnic minorities. The
Lawyers' Committee implements its mission and objectives
by marshaling the pro bono resources of the bar for litigation,
public policy advocacy, and other forms of service by
lawyers to the cause of civil rights.
