December 11, 2009. New York, NY - Today, U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon granted a preliminary injunction against the United States for unconstitutionally withholding funds from ACORN. In its...
May 2012A 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 “...
November 2011Michael Bloomberg 's decision to break up Occupy Wall Street 's protest in Zuccotti Park has pitched the mayor into a battle that goes to the heart of the US's fiercely protected right to freedom of...
As part of its Amending America initiative , the National Archives and Records Administration presents the National Conversation on Rights and Justice: Building a More Perfect Union. Participants...
Updated: May 19, 2017
December 10, 2010, New York – Yesterday, Judge Shira A. Scheindlin ruled in favor of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic of...
CCR is a proud co-sponsor of a community forum and participatory discussion about removing barriers to higher education for individuals with criminal justice system involvement. What: Community Forum...
Updated: October 8, 2013
February 28, 2019Several immigrants' rights groups allege harassment and one man says he was strip-searched by Customs and Border Protection agents. The Southern Poverty Law Center, the Center for Constitutional...
December 1, 2021... Day Two began with another panel discussion, ‘Guantánamo: The Future,’ featuring three lawyers who spoke compellingly about Guantánamo and the law: Shane Kadidal of the Center for Constitutional...
CCR Executive Director Vincent Warren will give a talk not to be missed to kick off the new year. What: Color Coded Justice: Stop & Frisk and Race Bias in the Criminal Justice System When: Friday...
Updated: December 23, 2013
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