CCR's has published a new factsheet on NYPD Stop and Frisk Statistics from 2009 and 2010. Click here to access it . On September 9, 2008, the United States District Court in Manhattan ordered the New...
January 15, 2009, New York, NY – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released its preliminary analysis of UF-250, or “stop-and-frisk,” data from 2005 to the first half of 2008, the...
Join the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and other human rights advocates next Wednesday January 14 th at The First 100 Days: Bringing Human Rights Home. This critical human rights summit will...
New York, September 11, 2008 – This week, the United States District Court in Manhattan ordered the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to provide the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) with...
Restoring Our Constitutional Rights: A Panel Discussion Connecting Constitutional Rights and Immigrant Rights in the Post-Bush Presidency United States Public Forum on Government Repression Post-9/11...
A class action lawsuit to challenge the NYPD’s policy of conducting stop-and-frisks without reasonable suspicion of criminal activity as required by the Fourth Amendment. Additionally, the...
Synopsis Looking to get involved personally with CCR’s work? We hold a Volunteer Day the third Thurs of every month. Description We always welcome having friends and allies come in and help us stay...
THEN: In the 1970s, there were only 3,000 women entering law school yearly and a mere 7,000 in practice. Women were discriminated against (legally), disparaged (without recourse), punished for being...
After all three NYPD officers charged in the killing of Sean Bell were acquitted, many organizations, including CCR and Peoples' Justice (www.peoplesjustice.org) called for significant changes to the...
Join us from 8:30am – 9:00am outside the courthouse on the first day of Toto Constant’s trial for grand larceny and mortgage fraud to bear witness as Constant faces justice in the U.S. and to stand...