July 1, 2024, New York – In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling today that presidents have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for acts taken as part of their “core constitutional duties...
August 9, 2024, New York – Today, on the 10th anniversary of the police killing of Michael Brown that sparked the Ferguson uprising, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following...
Kayla Vinson (she/her) is a Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights. She is a member of the Southern Regional Office, and her work focuses on supporting liberatory movements and...
Four Venezuelan migrants filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus on September 13, 2024, challenging the legality of their indefinite detention at the Otero County Processing Center in Chaparral...
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Inhumane conditions, inadequate medical care, due process violations, and retaliation rampant at the facility September 16, 2024, Albuquerque, New Mexico — Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, the...
503-page report shows commissioners since 2013 have repeatedly shielded officers who violate constitutional rights September 23, 2024, New York – The New York Police Department systematically refuses...
PR initiative trains attendees in guns and deadly tactics; cultivates vigilantism and xenophobia, rights groups say October 1, 2024, New York and Chicago – Internal documents shed light on the “...
Derek Lee argues the sentence for felony murder is unconstitutionally disproportionate and cruel Oct 8, 2024, Pittsburgh – The application of the felony murder rule, which holds liable for murder a...
October 23, 2024, Buffalo, NY – Today, legal and civil rights groups argued on behalf of the grassroots organization Black Love Resists in the Rust and nine individuals for class certification in...
Celine Zhu is a Justice Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where she works on issues of sexual and gender-based violence, LGBTQI+ persecution, discriminatory policing, environmental...
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