July 15, 2022...When I was growing up on Buffalo’s East Side, most, if not all, of my neighbors were Black. The racial composition of my neighborhood was no accident; it was the byproduct of Buffalo’s shameful...
August 19, 2022...Diamond, a Black trans woman, was released on parole last week, according to the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR). During her time in prison, she has twice sued the Georgia Department of...
January 20, 2023...For the second lawsuit, Diamond teamed up with the Center for Constitutional Rights and is seeking damages. The trial is expected to begin in Macon on January 19. Diamond’s second trial comes at a...
January 20, 2023...“Ashley Diamond has decided that a lengthy trial and the trauma of recounting her abuse and neglect by the Georgia Department of Corrections would be detrimental to her recovery," her lawyers at...
March 1, 2023...One of Mr. Khan’s first calls on that new phone was to the two New York City lawyers who had represented him longest and helped him navigate his path to freedom — J. Wells Dixon of the Center for...
Danielle Demisay is the Human Resources Associate at the Center for Constitutional Rights. She is responsible for performing day-to-day Human Resources responsibilities, including benefits...
Melinda Butterfield is Finance Manager at the Center for Constitutional Rights. She provides primary assistance in the areas of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and maintenance of bank, credit...
September 8, 2023...Ms. Wunsch, who had filed a supporting brief for the Center for Constitutional Rights on behalf of 26 women’s organizations seeking to abolish the [marital rape] exemption, called the ruling “an...
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May 20, 2008, New York – Newly declassified notes from Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) attorney Gitanjali Gutierrez’s meetings with her client, Mohammed al Qahtani, earlier this month reveal...
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