October 1, 2012, New York – Today, while a federal judge heard comments on the fairness of his most recent rulings in the landmark case on racial disparities in the New York City Fire...
Amicus Brief Asks Court to Affirm Lower Court Ruling Prohibiting Discrimination Against Transgender Employees July 3, 2019, Washington, D.C. – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the...
New report suggests additional burial grounds of enslaved people likely exist on proposed plastics site [caption align="right"] On Wednesday, community members of RISE St. James submitted an expert...
Dr. Ron Daniels, photo credit: ibw21.org As we commemorate the 55 th anniversary of the founding of the Center of Constitutional Rights, it is important to reflect on the origins—the roots of this...
A federal judge on Wednesday granted class-action status to a lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk tactics, saying she was disturbed by the city’s “...
"New York City can move forward with a court-ordered overhaul of the police tactic known as stop and frisk after a federal appeals court Friday rejected an attempt by police unions to block the...
"(Reuters) - New York City can finally begin to implement court-ordered reforms to its controversial stop-and-frisk police tactic, after a U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected a last-ditch...
August 30, New York – Today, a federal court awarded $3,707,313.29 in interim fees and costs to attorneys at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), Levy Ratner, and Scott+Scott LLP, who...
The Case Against Shell Royal Dutch Shell, plc (Shell) began oil production in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria in 1958 and has a long history of working closely with the Nigerian government to quell...
