Rufus Henry and Matthew Allen were both convicted of murder in the second degree by non-unanimous juries and sentenced to life in prison following trials in which they argued that they acted in self-...
Updated: January 17, 2025
Win for Communities United for Police Reform: Litigation will be dismissed and prior temporary injunction to be lifted April 13, 2021, New York – Today, the New York City police, corrections and fire...
In Massive Effort, Civil Rights Groups Seek Reversal of More Than 1000 Convictions by Non-Unanimous Juries in Louisiana in Light of Supreme Court Ruling April 20, 2021, St. Landry Parish and...
April 20, 2021, New York – In response to the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd moments after the Columbus police murder of 16-year-old Ma’...
During an intense civil war that displaced 700,000 people and left 3.9 million in need of humanitarian support, Cameroonian security forces have been responsible for extrajudicial killings and...
Updated: April 2, 2025
Lawyers for Ashley Diamond Welcome DOJ Weighing in on Case April 22, 2021 Macon, GA – In response to the Statement of Interest that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed late this afternoon in...
In new FOIA requests, civil rights attorneys request government records after civil rights complaints left unanswered April 26, 2021, Washington, D.C. – Civil rights attorneys today submitted a pair...
Change follows years of organizing by immigrants in sanctuary En español abajo April 28, 2021 – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas recently announced the end of a...
On Monday, May 3rd, at 12:00 p.m. EST, join the Center for Constitutional Rights for a dynamic conversation on our Instagram Live reflecting on the first 100 days of President Biden's...
Updated: April 29, 2021
On April 12, 2021, the Center for Constitutional Rights filed petitions on behalf of clients who were sentenced to Death By Incarceration by non-unanimous juries in Louisiana, where they remain in...
Updated: March 7, 2023
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