...Now, according to a new lawsuit filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), “The United States is not only failing to uphold its obligation to prevent the commission of genocide, but...
...In an effort backed by some of the world's leading genocide and Holocaust experts, a progressive legal advocacy group on Monday sued U.S. President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken,...
...ON NOVEMBER 13TH, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)—a left-wing legal advocacy organization— filed a federal lawsuit alleging that United States President Joe Biden, Secretary of State...
...Rise St. James, Inclusive Louisiana and Mt. Triumph Baptist Church of Chatman Town filed the lawsuit in March. The lawsuit called for the state’s first ban on new petrochemical plants to halt a...
...Samah Sisay, an attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights and spokesperson for Communities United for Police Reform, said stops are trending toward an all-time high since 2015. She said a...
...The policy blunted the technology’s potential for accountability in other ways. Officers could decide when to start filming, instead of at the beginning of all interactions as the public wanted...
...The How Many Stops Act attracted the support of police reform and advocacy organizations like Communities United for Police Reform and the Center for Constitutional Rights, while the solitary...
..."The repression itself is not unprecedented, but the level and scale feel like nothing we have had to face before. Those particularly working in the legal response to this crackdown have noted...
...The Center for Constitutional Rights filed the original suit Nov. 13 on behalf of human-rights groups along with Palestinians and Americans whose relatives have been killed by Israeli troops. The...
...Diala Shamas is senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), a human rights non-profit headquartered in New York City. She said that while donations to communities like Ma’...