August 8, 2016, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) opposed the Obama administration’s request that the U.S. Supreme Court review an appellate court ruling that high-level...
December 23, 2019A proposed Louisiana chemical plant may be building on the graves of formerly enslaved people. We're saying "no." [caption align="right"] [/caption] RISE St. James, a faith-based grassroots community...
On Wednesday, February 10th, join the Center for Constitutional Rights and the New York Civil Liberties Union for a conversation about reimagining public safety by centering the communities most...
Updated: February 8, 2021
September 1, 2016Today marks one year since the settlement in CCR’s class-action lawsuit Ashker v. Governor of California , which ended indeterminate long-term solitary confinement in California state prisons. As a...
July 20, 2020Victory! Appeals court rules Bayou Bridge Pipeline company 'trampled' landowners' rights [caption align="right"] [/caption] On Thursday, an appeals court for the State of Louisiana ruled that the...
November 2013Achieving justice for racial discrimination has long been fraught with obstacles. During the civil rights era, it was Southern governors and school boards who blatantly obstructed court orders to...
Presented by CUNY Law School's Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality, this event will feature a discussion with several distinguished members of the legal profession and activists...
Updated: March 20, 2012
Lawyers Vow to Continue to Pursue Invalidation of Widespread Unconstitutional Use of Wanteds November 2, 2022, St. Louis, MO – Yesterday, the federal Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued an...
Fall is in the air and CCR is excited to bring you another compelling issue at our next First Wednesday on October 1st! Did you know that the government operates a “No Fly List” in near-...
Updated: September 25, 2014
August 21, 2019... In a statement, the Center for Constitutional Rights said: "This is a long overdue modicum of justice for Eric Garner’s family, five years after Mr. Garner’s unjust killing. Now the NYPD must...
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