November 9, 2015Are there too many police or are there too few? In the months since Black Lives Matter activists first organized protests against police violence, the concept of over-policing has become key in...
April 4, 2016The legal challenge against Michigan’s emergency manager law on claims that it racially discriminates has only been bolstered by the Flint water crisis, according to the head of a national civil...
October 11, 2016The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether former high-ranking government officials can be sued for a "hold until cleared" policy intended to identify potential terrorists in the days after...
On Sunday, December 4, faith communities and leaders from across the city will unite with the #CLOSErikers campaign and demand that Mayor de Blasio #CLOSErikers. Far too many families will celebrate...
Updated: November 21, 2016
March 22, 2018We talked with Maria Lahood, the Deputy Legal Director at the Center for Constitutional Rights. Maria was one of the attorneys representing the board members of the Olympia Food Co-op. The members...
During Wednesday’s oral arguments over Donald Trump’s travel ban at the Supreme Court, attorney Neal Katyal made reference to how the ban has blocked a U.S. citizen named Nageeb al-Omari. Al-Omari...
Updated: April 27, 2018
June 28, 2018The Buffalo Police Department discriminated against people of color through traffic enforcement practices, including checkpoints that targeted neighborhoods where the majority of residents are black...
November 9, 2018A lawsuit filed today in federal court in San Francisco challenges an executive order issued today by President Donald Trump allowing migrants to seek asylum in the U.S. only if they enter lawfully...
July 19, 2019... Of course, there are a number of legal arguments as to why this regulation is unlawful. Within a day, the ACLU, Southern Poverty Law Center, Center for Constitutional Rights and Capital Area...
August 14, 2019... After months of enormous public pressure failed to change the school’s decision, we were left with no choice but to file a lawsuit with the invaluable help of Palestine Legal and the Center for...
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