New York City’s accelerating use of police stop-and-frisk tactics has brought a growing chorus of opponents who have been matched in intensity only by the officials who defend the policy. But...
The Center for Constitutional Rights has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of prisoners at California’s Pelican Bay State Prison who have each spent between 10 and 28 years in solitary...
Join us on Sunday, July 1 at 3:00 pm at the German Mission to the United Nations. 871 United Nations Plaza (on 1st Ave between 48th and 49th street)! More details and RSVP on this event page: https...
* With Shayana Kadidal, Betty Yu & Emma Cape This discussion will explore: 1) How the Bradley Manning case (and WikiLeaks) has impacted media, shifted editorial standards, particularly concerning...
*Updated March 2017* Download this factsheet as a PDF. What is Solitary Confinement? Today, tens of thousands of individuals across the country are detained in near-total solitude for between 22 and...
Judge Shira Scheindlin of Federal District Court spoke up for the constitutional rights of blacks and Hispanics on Wednesday by granting class-action status to a lawsuit that accuses the New York...
Join the Center for Constitutional Rights, Culture Project, and Drug Policy Alliance for a critical conversation about NYPD's stop, question and frisk policy. Missed the event? Watch it here !...
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Room 503 Brooklyn Law School’s American Constitution Society Presents: Stop and Frisk in New York A panel discussion with Sunita Patel , Staff Attorney from the Center for...
University of Maryland (UMD) Francis King Carey School of Law's Muslim Legal Society and Journal of Race, Religion, Gender, and Class presents: "Guantánamo North": Examining...
Presented by CUNY Law School's Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality, this event will feature a discussion with several distinguished members of the legal profession and activists...
