November 27, 2007, New York – Today, the City of New York released preliminary data from its January 2007 firefighter written exam and claimed that the percentage of Black and Latino firefighters who...
November 7, 2007, New York, NY – Today, a New York City anti-immigrant raids network launched with the release of this statement condemning the ICE raids across the country and in New York City: In...
This workshop will take place at the 70th Annual National Lawyers Guild Convention in Washington, DC. 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Recent restrictions on abortion rights and access to contraception at the...
The Southern Center for Human Rights will award the Frederick Douglass Human Rights Award this year to the Center for Constitutional Rights, military lawyers, and private law firms courageously...
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and Safe Streets/Strong Communities are convening an expert hearing panel to examine the role of policing in the reconstruction of New Orleans, LA. Time 10:...
There has been dramatic growth in the number of people held in local jails in New York State in the last decade, with the total capacity of jails in upstate New York and Long Island increasing by 20...
Q: Why should we lower the rates? If people in prison don’t want expensive calls, they should not break the law. A: People in prison do not pay for the collect calls. That burden falls to the...
A class action lawsuit that challenged New York State’s monopoly telephone contract with MCI/Verizon that forced family members and friends of prisoners to pay exorbitant collect calling rates to...
A federal class action lawsuit on behalf of the Vulcan Society and individual firefighters and firefighter applicants charging the New York City Fire Department with racially discriminatory hiring...
Since 1999, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) has been fighting on the ground and in the courts to end the exploitative telephone contract between New York State and MCI/Verizon which...
