August 8, 2025“We are very much in the thick of seeing policies like this be adopted,” said Chinyere Ezie, a senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, which brought the lawsuit with co-counsel...
Law likely unconstitutional, judge says, ruling on class action lawsuit brought by trans people in Georgia prisons September 4, 2025, Atlanta – A federal judge today preliminarily blocked a Georgia...
Sadé S. Evans (she/her) is a Legal Worker at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where she works on issues related to racial, electoral, and environmental justice. She supports our attorneys while...
November 6, 2025This week, the U.S. government was meant to be reviewed at the United Nations as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, a peer-to-peer assessment of every country’s human rights record...
On Episode 29 of the Activist Files, communications assistant Lexi Webster speaks with TRANScending Barriers executive director Zahara Green and Abolitionist Law Center executive director Robert "...
Updated: November 18, 2025
The law violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment, judge rules December 3, 2025 – A federal judge permanently enjoined a portion of a Georgia law banning gender...
As part of coalitions of LGBTQIA+ rights and justice organizations, the Center for Constitutional Rights has submitted letters and testimony to Congressional committees, federal commissions, and...
Updated: December 3, 2025
Rooted will ground participants in an understanding of the systemic tactics of dehumanization and criminalization that the U.S. empire deploys against oppressed communities.
Updated: February 12, 2026
What is SB185? On May 8, 2025, Governor Brian Kemp signed SB185 , a new law that bans the use of state money or resources for gender dysphoria healthcare in Georgia prisons. This law prevents people...
Updated: March 11, 2026
Derek Lee to be resentenced as court throws out his life-without-parole punishment March 26, 2026, Pittsburgh – Today, in a landmark ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found mandatory life...
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