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The Legal Rights Center has provided free and community-based representation services in criminal and juvenile delinquency defense to low-income Hennepin County residents. Attorneys are teamed with Community Advocates, the latter providing culturally specific assistance to populations who face barrier for trusting the legal process or in making good use of resources available to address the problems that may be bringing them into the system.

09/03/2026

LRC’s annual fundraiser is just three weeks away!

Join us and fellow supporters at 6pm on Thursday, September 24th at the Theodore Wirth Park Chalet to resource our movement for a more just legal system ⚖️

Tickets are for sale at www.legalrightscenter.org/fundraiser 🎟️

08/27/2026

It’s time to throw your next pizza party! 🍕

On Wednesday September 2nd, Parkway Pizza Longfellow is open from 11am-10pm and generously donating a portion of their proceeds to our mission.

Whether you dine in or takeout, a slice of the pie supports our work to transform the legal system for the better! ⚖️

Be sure to share this post with your friends and fellow pizza lovers - we appreciate your support!

08/20/2026

EP 3: WRONGFUL INCARCERATION

Today on Jury’s Out we’re talking to community members about the First Defense Hotline and challenges related to justice that we experience here in Minnesota. One community member shared about wrongful incarceration as an issue that’s top of mind.

What’s your verdict?! What else are you fired up about when it comes to our legal system? ⚖️

Be sure to follow us for more candid conversations about the legal system 📲🗣️

08/13/2026

EP 2: PROPER REPRESENTATION

Today on Jury’s Out we’re talking to community members about an unjust reality of the criminal legal system - that while everyone has the right to an attorney, most of us don’t know an attorney or have access to one.

So what’s your verdict?! How can we ensure proper representation for all?

08/11/2026

ROOTED 🌱

Our 2025 Annual Report honors 55 years of frontline work to transform our legal system, brought to life with illustrations developed in partnership with Blackbird Revolt

The report is live on the homepage of our website at www.legalrightscenter.org and was circulated in our most recent newsletter. DM us if you’d like to be added to our mailing list! 📩

08/06/2026

EP 1: Get yourself a lawyer!

Welcome to Jury’s Out - a place for candid conversations about the legal system ⚖️

Today on Jury’s Out we’re talking to community members about our First Defense Hotline. What it is and why it matters.

The First Defense Hotline exists so that we all have access to a lawyer immediately following an arrest. If you or a loved one has just been arrested in Hennepin County call the First Defense Hotline at 612-200-0844. A freeway lawyer will visit you in detention.

So what’s your verdict?! Why does it matter to have an attorney by your side?

07/30/2026

Abundance is back! ✨

Save the date for LRC’s annual Abundance fundraiser, held on Thursday September 24 at 6:00pm at the Theodore Wirth Park Chalet.

Join us for an inspiring evening collectively resourcing our movement to transform our legal system. ⚖️

Tickets are available for purchase at www.legalrightscenter.org/fundraiser - see you there!

07/23/2026

What’s better than shopping local and talking about legal empowerment - all with a coffee in hand?!

We’re so excited to pop up at Bench Pressed on Saturday, August 1 from 10-1 alongside Sundays Cà Phê. Consider your Saturday plans made! ☀️ We’ll have legal empowerment materials, LRC merch, and other resources to share.

We can’t wait! See you there 👋

06/22/2026

What are you waiting for?! The highlight of your summer is happening from July 27-31 at North Commons Park ☀️

Sign up for Know Your Rights Camp today at www.legal rightscenter.org/camp

Know Your Rights Camp is free and open to BIPOC youth ages 14-20. Bring your friends and share widely!

06/16/2026

LRC stands in support of our community members who face federal criminal charges for alleged acts of resistance to the federal invasion of Minnesota.

If you or a loved one is arrested in Hennepin County, call the First Defense Hotline at 612-200-0844 to be connected with a free lawyer who will visit you in detention. The First Defense Hotline is on and available as a resource to community 24/7.

For protest related legal defense, our partners at NLG Minnesota can be reached at 612-444-2654.

As ever, legal empowerment is community empowerment - save the First Defense Hotline phone number and share with a friend 📞⚖️

Address

1611 Park Avenue S
Minneapolis, MN
55404

Telephone

+16123370030

Website

http://www.legalrightscenter.org/

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