July 30, 2014, New York – Today, federal District Judge Analisa Torres rejected the attempts of several police unions to intervene in Floyd v. City of New York , the landmark stop-and-frisk...
June 2013by Nahal Zamani, Center for Constitutional Rights Advocacy Manager "This week presents a pivotal moment for the New York City Council to do their share in the citywide movement to end the...
Authorities in New Jersey have said they hope a historic warming of ties between the United States and Cuba will help them capture and imprison Black Panther Assata Shakur. "We view any changes in...
Updated: May 11, 2016
June 8, 2020We all have a role in this movement #BlackLivesMatter [caption align="right"] [/caption] Sparked by the killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and others whose names we may never know...
Center for Constitutional Rights Deputy Legal Director Maria LaHood will join the panel of jurors issuing their verdict in the International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions,...
Updated: September 27, 2023
Raft of orders targets the LGBTQIA+ community more broadly; transparency needed to tally harm, assess legality March 5, 2026, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights today filed a lawsuit...
April 10, 2019Today, Members of Congress are introducing the No Ban Act. This is Congress’ opportunity to ensure that we mean it when we promise to be a nation of ideas and not one built for any single race,...
July 29, 2019Victory! Federal judge blocks Trump's new asylum rules On Wednesday, representing a number of grassroots immigration service providers, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the ACLU, and the SPLC...
It’s Pride Month, a month that centers the radical legacy of Black and Brown queer and trans people who rose up against police brutality and state violence. This month and every month we...
Updated: June 16, 2021
September 1, 2010, San Francisco, New York and Washington D.C. —In a teleconference press briefing today, public officials and civil rights organizations underscored that nearly two years after...
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