September 14, 2017, New York – In response to the NYPD releasing the first-ever body camera footage of a fatal police shooting, of Miguel Richards in the Bronx on September 6, the Center for...
February 2012'Stop-and-frisk', an American epidemic, has become acceptable by local police forces to view black and Latino males in inner cities as criminals first, and as citizens maybe. According to records,...
June 24, 2019Reflecting on the Stonewall uprising and 50 years of struggle On the 15th episode of The Activist Files, Staff Attorney Chinyere Ezie and Dean Spade , author , activist, and law professor at Seattle...
Detainees released from U.S. detention in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba and Afghanistan live shattered lives as a result of U.S. policies in the "war on terror," according to a new report by...
Updated: September 8, 2021
September 22, 2023...But concerns remain about transparency and accountability features to ensure that federal funding is actually distributed to historically disinvested communities to update their aging and...
“You Can’t Sue an Idea,” Say Activists December 5, 2017, New York, NY – On behalf of the environmental magazine the Earth First! Journal , the Center for Constitutional Rights urged a court to...
On February 26th, 2021, join UCLA Law’s Promise Institute for Human Rights, the Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs, and the Corporate Accountability Lab as they host a day-long...
Updated: February 19, 2021
The Bertha Justice Institute at the Center for Constitutional Rights is pleased to announce the launch of a monthly film series that harnesses the power of film to educate, inspire, and tell the...
Updated: July 7, 2014
April 11, 2019, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement concerning the arrest in London of journalist and WikiLeaks media publisher Julian Assange for...
CCR is proud to partner with producers of God Loves Uganda and host two film screenings in New York City on October 17th. Talkback discussions will feature CCR Senior Staff Attorney Pam Spees and...
Updated: October 16, 2013
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