Stop-and-frisk abuses and other abusive NYPD practices over the past few decades resulted in a federal court ordering that changes be developed with community input, as the result of several class...
Updated: November 18, 2016
Still “Much Work to Be Done” August 7, 2015, New York – Today, the court-appointed monitor overseeing reforms of the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practices submitted two reform policies – on racial...
The Graphic Design Intern will work with the Graphic Design Associate to prepare visual presentations by designing art and copy layouts, as outlined below. The internship will be 10-12 hours a week...
Updated: August 20, 2021
May 18, 2020This is the third in a series of blogs about the movement response to COVID-19. In this age of the novel coronavirus, millions of people in the United States—those who are not considered essential...
What information is highlighted in the report? This landmark report discusses ag-gag laws in historical and political context, catalogues an earlier wave of ag-gag legislation, examines each recent...
Updated: September 6, 2017
June 8, 2011, New York and Washington – Today, advocates and attorneys critical of the controversial immigration program Secure Communities (S-Comm) decried the agency’s placing of...
Click here to download the White Paper. The Center for Constitutional Rights has long been active in the movement to address racial profiling, particularly in New York City. CCR has been combating...
Updated: November 10, 2011
March 8, 2012, New York – Today, United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis ruled in favor of the plaintiffs on the issue of back pay in a class action lawsuit that found the Fire...
March 25, 2021New York City cannot address the NYPD’s long history and continuation of unconstitutional and racially discriminatory policing practices without substantive engagement with the communities most...
Current Escalations Tied to Past Failure to Hold Agencies Accountable for Abuses July 20, 2020, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement in response to recent...
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