Many Remain in Grave Danger, Advocates Say April 30, 2020, Alexandria, Louisiana – A federal judge has recommended the release of 13 medically vulnerable people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Obstacles to Public Benefits Will Exacerbate Health and Economic Crises, Attorneys Argue May 18, 2020, New York – Today, lawyers from the Center for Constitutional Rights, The Legal Aid Society,...
Moratorium Requested on NYPD Social-Distancing Enforcement May 26, 2020, New York, NY - Today, the attorneys behind two of the three landmark class action lawsuits that challenged the NYPD’s stop-and...
Makes Strong Recommendations to U.S., Including Reparations Washington, D.C. & New York City, May 28, 2020 — Almost two decades after Algerian citizen Djamel Ameziane was detained and sent to...
June 4, 2020, New York – Today, the attorneys behind two class action lawsuits that challenged the New York City Police Department (NYPD)’s stop-and-frisk and trespass enforcement practices as...
Community Asks Court for Temporary Restraining Order (St. James) Prominent African American authors, scholars and civil rights leaders sent a letter to Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Sunday...
June 29, 2020, New York – In response to current reporting on the impending New York City budget vote, Lupe Aguirre , Bertha Just Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following...
D.C. Appellate Court Asked to Reverse Lower Court Ruling Refusing to Dismiss Lawsuit Targeting Advocacy as a SLAPP July 7, 2020, Washington, D.C. – Today, academics who were sued over the American...
July 10, 2020, New York — This week, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a ruling regarding an emergency motion and supplemental submission filed by the...
July 16, 2020, New York/Chicago — On Thursday, the Immigrant Defense Project (IDP), Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD) and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a Freedom of...