Floyd, et al. v. City of New York, et al. is a federal class action lawsuit filed against the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the City of New York that challenges the NYPD's practices of racial profiling and unconstitutional stop-and frisks. These NYPD practices have led to a dramatic increase in the number of suspicion-less stop-and-frisks per year in the city, especially in communities of color.
In addition to litigation efforts, CCR is also a member of the Police Accountability Coalition (PAC), a coalition of New York City grassroots, community-based, legal and advocacy organizations. Currently, the PAC includes: CCR, The Justice Committee, Make the Road-NY, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, New York Civil Liberties Union, and the Sex Workers Project of the Urban Justice Center.
The PAC's mission is to increase transparency and accountability of the New York Police Department to New York City communities and individuals through legislative and policy reform. The PAC is guided by 5 principles of unity and is developing a 6 point reform package.
SI OU PÈDI KAY OU NAN TRANBLEMANN TÈ A
Men Kèk Dwa Ou Dwe Konnen Ou Genyen
1. Fòk yo bay moun ki pèdi kay yo mwayen pou yo jwenn manje, dlo, kote pou yo rete, rad, sèvis medikal ak ijèn piblik san danje.
2. Yo pa gen dwa detounen èd imanitè yo voye pou moun ki pèdi kay yo pou rezon politik oubyen pou rezon militè.
February 17, 2010
A year ago, hopes ran high that a newly -elected President Obama would undo the shameful legacy of the Bush Administration - - a legacy that includes torture, preventative detention, and rendition policies; private military contractors who abuse human rights with impunity; and Guantanamo.
February 3, 2010, New York, NY — Today, the National Day Laborer Organization Network (NDLON), the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the Immigration Justice Clinic of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requesting information pertaining to Secure Communities, a little-known program of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency launched in March 2008.
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the City of New York to remedy years of discriminatory hiring in the Fire Department by giving hundreds of black and Latino applicants jobs, along with years of retroactive pay, and offering thousands of others some damages. With comment by CCR attorney Anjana Samant.
January 22, 2010
Judge Orders New York to Correct Bias in Fire Department
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the City of New York to remedy years of discriminatory hiring in the Fire Department by giving hundreds of black and Latino applicants jobs, along with years of retroactive pay, and offering thousands of others some damages.
January 14, 2010, New York, Washington DC, and Port-au-Prince – In the wake of the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, six prominent rights groups issued a statement today calling for relief efforts to be grounded in human rights principles, transparency, and respect for the human dignity of all Haitians. The groups—the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ), the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), Partners In Health/Zanmi Lasante, the Robert F.
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that New York City intentionally discriminated against black applicants to the Fire Department by continuing to use an exam that it had been told put them at a disadvantage. With comments by CCR lawyer Anjana Samant.
January 13, 2010, New York, NY – Today, United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit charging the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) with intentionally racially discriminatory hiring practices. The case, which proved the FDNY examination was in violation of civil rights laws, was filed on behalf of the Vulcan Society, the fraternal organization of Black firefighters in the FDNY by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and co-counsel from Levy Ratner, P.C. and Scott + Scott, LLP.
On December 30th, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Jean Montrevil, a green card-holding immigrant since 1986 who completed a prison term for a non-violent drug offense committed 20 years ago.
December 17, 2009, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) asked a federal judge to amend her decision granting an injunction against Congress’ unconstitutional de-funding of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) to apply it to the new federal budget provisions signed into law by President Obama yesterday. Some provisions of the new budget include prohibitions on ACORN receiving federal funds, provisions CCR argues are unconstitutional.
November 24, 2009, Albany, NY – Yesterday, the Court of Appeals of the State of New York affirmed the dismissal of Walton v. New York State Department of Correctional Services (DOCS). The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement in response:
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