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News: Victory! Fordham University Students Win Landmark Fight to Establish Palestine Club

August 12, 2019

Fordham University Students Win Landmark Fight to Establish Palestine Club Five Fordham University students, represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights, have won a landmark legal victory against Fordham University, which sought to prohibit them from forming a Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) club at their university. Awad, et al. v. Fordham University is the first lawsuit in the country challenging institutional censorship of students advocating for justice in Palestine, and this win marks the first major legal victory for free speech for advocates of Palestine on college...

News: We continue our fight to protect asylum rights

August 5, 2019

We continue our fight to protect asylum rights In a decision late Monday , a federal district court rejected the Trump administration's second attempt to dismiss our lawsuit, Al Otro Lado v. Nielsen...

An evening of activism with Laverne Cox

August 2, 2019

Last month, I had the privilege of moderating a discussion at Simpson Thacher’s 6th Annual Citywide Diversity Reception with activist and Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox . Cox, who gained...

News: Victory! Federal judge blocks Trump’s new asylum rules

July 29, 2019

Victory! Federal judge blocks Trump's new asylum rules On Wednesday, representing a number of grassroots immigration service providers, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the ACLU, and the SPLC...

What’s progressive about trying to silence a boycott for peace and justice?

July 29, 2019

Last week, the House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, a global campaign combating Israeli human rights abuses and violations of...

News: UPDATE: We're taking on Trump's newest asylum restrictions

July 22, 2019

UPDATE: We're taking on Trump's newest asylum restrictions Last week, the Center for Constitutional Rights, in collaboration with the American Civil Liberties Union, and Southern Poverty Law Center,...

News: Join us in D.C. Superior Court and support academics in the BDS movement

July 15, 2019

Join us in D.C. Superior Court and support academics in the BDS movement On Wednesday July 17, join the Center for Constitutional Rights and other defense counsel as we argue in support of the...

News: All fines dropped for Ramapough Lenape Nation in NJ

July 8, 2019

All fines dropped for Ramapough Lenape Nation in NJ On June 28, the Ramapough Lenape Nation and the Township of Mahwah reached a settlement in all their pending lawsuits. The settlement with Mahwah...

News: Inspector General report slams NYPD for continued biased policing six years after stop-and-frisk trial

July 1, 2019

Inspector General report slams NYPD for continued biased policing six years after stop-and-frisk trial On Wednesday, the Office of the Inspector General for the New York City Police Department...

News: Reflecting on the Stonewall uprising and 50 years of struggle

June 24, 2019

Reflecting on the Stonewall uprising and 50 years of struggle On the 15th episode of The Activist Files, Staff Attorney Chinyere Ezie and Dean Spade , author , activist, and law professor at Seattle...

News: NY must end #WalkingWhileTrans ban

June 17, 2019

NY Must End #WalkingWhileTrans Ban On Wednesday, the Center for Constitutional Rights, along with 34 co-signers, wrote to New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Speaker of...

News: We're urging the UN to investigate U.S. interference in ICC operations

June 10, 2019

We're urging the UN to investigate U.S. interference in ICC operations On Thursday, we filed a complaint with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers over U.S...

News: We're helping movements challenge oppressive systems with FOIA requests

June 3, 2019

We're helping movements challenge oppressive systems with FOIA requests On Wednesday, the Center for Constitutional Rights launched the Open Records Project : FOIA for the Movement , providing...

News: We’re suing to block Louisiana's anti-protest law

May 27, 2019

We're suing to block Louisian's anti-protest law On Wednesday, landowners, community members, environmental justice advocates, and a journalist filed a lawsuit challenging a Louisiana law that makes...

Three Things You Should Know About Airbnb

May 22, 2019

Three Things You Should Know About Airbnb Business decisions play an important role in the protection of human rights. In situations of ongoing and grave human rights violations, businesses that...

News: We demanded transparency on Puerto Rico's undemocratic federal fiscal control board

May 20, 2019

We demanded transparency on Puerto Rico's undemocratic federal fiscal control board In January 2017, the Center for Constitutional Rights, along with Latino Justice/PRLDEF and the San Juan-based...

Necessary to the Security of a Free State

May 8, 2019

On April 16, 2019, a video surfaced depicting a group of armed white males detaining at gunpoint a large group of purported migrants. Operating in the pitch black of night somewhere in New Mexico,...

News: Victory in NJ! Judge rules in favor of Ramapough Lenape Nation

May 6, 2019

Victory in NJ! Judge rules in favor of Ramapough Lenape Nation On Friday, a state judge dismissed the Ramapo Hunt & Polo Club's case against the Ramapough Lenape Nation seeking to prohibit them...

News: Abu Ghraib: Recognizing 15 years since the release of images of Iraqi torture victims

April 29, 2019

Abu Ghraib: Recognizing 15 years since the release of images of Iraqi torture victims April 28 marks fifteen years since media outlets published scores of graphic images depicting egregious human...

The Palestine Marathon: A Window Into Occupation and Survival in a Less Than Holy Land

April 23, 2019

Originally published by TomDispatch. I never intended to run a marathon, but when I realized that I would be on hand for the 2019 Palestine Marathon, I registered. I did so in solidarity with the...

News: Border Patrol must answer for migrant deaths

April 22, 2019

Border patrol must answer for migrant deaths On April 19, 2019, the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with No More Deaths , seeking documents...

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