Judge Orders University to Recognize Students for Justice in Palestine Club August 6, 2019, New York – Five Fordham University students have won a landmark legal victory against Fordham University,...
New Injunctions Will Allow Immigrant Communities Across the U.S. To Safely Access Critical Healthcare and Public Assistance During Health Crisis July 29, 2020, New York – Today, a Manhattan federal...
January 7, 2021, New York – In response to yesterday’s events, the Center for Constitutional Rights put out the following statement: The violent right-wing insurrection in Washington yesterday and...
[caption align="right"] Speakers discuss Death by Incarceration at " Brick by Brick: A community forum on ending Death By Incarceration in Pennsylvania" [/caption] On January 26, Abolitionist Law...
In the wake of the 2020 uprisings following the murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and countless other Black and brown people whose lives have been cut short by police violence, conversations...
Convicted under an application of a “stacking” law that has since been amended, the first-time offender would get a 25-year sentence today November 9, 2021, New York – Today, a 51-year-old Black man...
Judge rules U.S. border turnback policy illegal—government must end practice A district court judge ruled in Al Otro Lado v. Mayorkas that the government’s turnback policy — its practice of...
Retribution“swift and crushing” at Orange County Jail after speaking out against brutality, racist abuse, medical neglect April 4, 2023, New York – Federal and local officials waged a “far-reaching”...
Staff attorneys conduct litigation and other forms of legal advocacy around existing Center for Constitutional Rights cases – and develop new, creative litigation and advocacy – in our issue areas,...