There is an intense national debate on police violence, brutality and racial justice. The nascent Black Lives Matter movement is thinking critically about how we can better promote respect and...
Updated: June 1, 2015
September 1, 2015The nationwide movement to end solitary confinement is growing – even attracting the attention of a Supreme Court justice – and today it took a significant step forward. CCR and the State of...
April 29, 2020... Colleges limiting people on campus to address the spread of COVID-19 means that thousands of LGBTQ college students are being sent home. However, “home is not a safe place,” Chinyere Ezie, a...
On April 26, 2007, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of three Black activists who were manhandled and arrested while peacefully and lawfully...
This temporary position will provide support for the development department during the year-end fundraising period. This position is part time from Monday to Thursday, 8 hours a day for 32 hours a...
Updated: December 17, 2021
July 30, 2014, New York – Today, federal District Judge Analisa Torres rejected the attempts of several police unions to intervene in Floyd v. City of New York , the landmark stop-and-frisk...
May 22, 2017Illustration by John Ritter, courtesy Harper’s This is CCR's weekly "Frontlines of Justice" news round-up, keeping you in the loop about what we've been up to and what's coming soon. Check it out...
The Associate Director of Policy (ADP) will identify, develop, oversee, and implement legislative and policy strategies to advance the Center for Constitutional Rights’ key priorities in challenging...
Updated: December 18, 2023
November 28, 2023In interviews and articles, our staff provide analysis
Yesterday, the United Nations special rapporteur on racism issued a powerful statement : the United States makes it way too easy for people to receive death-by-incarceration prison sentences,...
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