On Episode 54 of the Activist Files, Bertha Justice Fellow Zee Scout speaks with Ashley Diamond , a civil rights activist, who made a pivotal choice on the eve of her trial in January against the...
…For some advocates representing Afghan victims, the way the de-prioritization was announced was also indicative of Khan’s desire to keep victims at an arm’s length. “The fact that we learned about...
…“This lawsuit was about punishing the US Campaign - and Palestinians - for daring to advocate for Palestinian rights and for supporting the Palestinian call to boycott Israel,” Diala Shamas, a...
…The legislation is backed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights and Jewish Voice for Peace among others. Vince Warren, CCR’s director, said: “Aiding...
…Mamdani was also quoted in an interview with the British Guardian newspaper saying, “What we have is a number of New York state-registered charities that are sending at least $60m a year to Israeli...
…After a sustained legal campaign driven by the Center for Constitutional Rights, in 2012 Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled the department’s widespread stop and frisk practice to be...
…Center for Constitutional Rights Senior Attorney Diala Shamas: “This lawsuit was about punishing the US Campaign – and Palestinians – for daring to advocate for Palestinian rights and for supporting...
…The news organizations, which are represented by the Mississippi Center for Justice and the Center for Constitutional Rights, wanted to argue before a court that documents relating to communications...
…The recent swell in legislation affecting transgender patients under 18 comes almost a decade after LGBTQ activists notched a major victory with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v...