CCR Senior Staff Attorney Rachel Meeropol will speak alongside a distinguished panel of experts about race, social control, and punishment in the U.S. The panel will be part of a daylong symposium...
Updated: February 7, 2017
Families in New York with a loved one in prison won a long-awaited victory on January 8, 2007 when Governor Spitzer committed to end the burdensome, back door tax on collect calls to inmates'...
On March 13, 2015, CCR and co-counsel submitted 10 reports in Ashker v. Brown , our federal class action lawsuit on behalf of prisoners held in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) at California’s Pelican...
Updated: August 3, 2015
Britney Wilson is a Bertha Justice Fellow in the Government Misconduct Racial Justice docket. Prior to joining the Center for Constitutional Rights, Britney was a Karpatkin Fellow in the Racial...
Join Scientific Soul Sessions for the Launch of the International Campaign to Free Russell Maroon Shoats with an evening of music, spoken, word and discussion on Maroon’s life. Featuring:...
Updated: May 1, 2012
May 7, 2011, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement in response to yesterday’s reports of an attempt by the U.S. to kill Anwar Al-Aulaqi by...
October 5, 2016In the last two weeks, some Americans have heard more about a controversial New York City Police Department tactic — “stop and frisk” — than possibly ever before. A whole host of conservative...
On May 21, 2007, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the City of New York, charging it with discriminatory hiring practices against black and Latino potential firefighters. The lawsuit...
May 23, New York – In response to President Obama’s speech this afternoon, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: The president’s stated reengagement...
February 28, 2020... “These fines are part of the Trump administration’s ongoing campaign to target, punish, and vilify our nation’s immigrants and immigrants’ rights advocates. From describing sanctuary cities as ‘...
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