Racial, Gender and Economic Justice

March in the Ninth Ward to Congo Square marking anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

CCR was born out of the Civil Rights movement, and racial, gender and economic justice have been cornerstones of our docket throughout our history. From pioneering pro-choice and anti-domestic violence cases, to fighting employment discrimination and racial profiling, CCR finds innovative ways to challenge the status quo and support activists and movements engaged around these central questions of injustice.

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Backgrounder on Racial Profiling & Police Brutality in New York City, Prepared for the UN Special Rapporteur on Racism, 2008

In 2008, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), along with partners from the US Human…

Report: Racial Disparity in NYPD Stop and Frisks

On September 9, 2008, the United States District Court in Manhattan ordered the New York Police…

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Floyd et al v City of New York et al

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…

DHS v. Anderson

DHS v. ANDERSON is a case involving the defense of a mentally disabled and mentally ill lawful permanent resident facing deportation from the United States. Mr. Anderson was placed in removal proceedings in January 2007 for a 2005 conviction…

Exhibits by Daniel Heyman: "Close Encounters: Acts of Social Imagination" and "Portraits: In Pursuit of Likeness"

Artist and printmaker Daniel Heyman has sketched many Iraqi torture victims. Daniels artistry makes its return to New York City in this thought provoking exibition: Close Encounters: Acts of A Social Imagination  Curators: Donald Russell & Niels Van Tomme, Provisions Learning… Read More >>

CCR Statement in Response to the Murder of Dr. George Tiller

June 1, 2009, New York, NY – In response to the murder of respected and celebrated OB-GYN physician and abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, Kansas this week, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement: Read More >>

Daniels, et al. v. the City of New York

In 1999, CCR filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to challenge the NYPD’s policy of conducting stop-and-frisks without reasonable suspicion of criminal activity as required by the Fourth Amendment.… Read More >>

Wright v. Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, et al.

Wright v. Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, et al. is a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), together with attorneys from the National Conference of Black Lawyers and the National Lawyers Guild, that challenged the constitutionality… Read More >>

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