July 31, 2020...The New York City-based Center for Constitutional Rights said in a statement that the "militarized attacks on cities and protesters are symptoms of a rising and desperate authoritarianism from an...
July 31, 2020... Trump’s deployment in early July of what amounts to a federal strike force came after weeks of protests over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Trump’s rapid deployment team sent...
July 31, 2020...Vince Warren, the executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights in New York, said technology has played a significant role in policing and lawyering. "The big difference between...
Ashley Diamond is a Black, transgender woman and social justice and prisoners' rights activist whose landmark victory against the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) in 2016 made national...
Updated: January 19, 2023
At the Center for Constitutional Rights, we believe in the transformative power of art and culture, and have long worked with artists, storytellers, and cultural institutions to not only reflect the...
Updated: August 26, 2021
August 21, 2020...the Center for Constitutional Rights and the law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliff LLP, on behalf of Communities United for Police Reform (CPR), filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit to...
August 21, 2020...For advocates, however, the repeat payouts show a complete lack of consequences. “It’s no surprise that so many of them are repeatedly accused of excessive force or covering up a false arrest. The...
Group That Led #Repeal50a Campaign to Enter Police Unions’ Lawsuit Aimed at Rolling Back 50-a Repeal and Re-Entrenching Police Secrecy August 25, 2020, New York – Today, a federal court ruled that...
Join The Dream Unfinished for “Sick and Tired,” a live community reading of Fannie Lou Hamer’s 1964 speech. Featuring musical improvisation by bassoonist Monica Ellis, a...
Updated: August 25, 2020
As the question of how to rein in law enforcement abuses takes center stage nationally, join the Center for Constitutional Rights, CLEAR, and CUNY School of Law for a virtual panel...
Updated: September 15, 2020
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