The Center for Constitutional Rights has a strong practice of engaging with international human rights bodies to bring attention to our issues and uplift the experiences of those most impacted by the...
Astha Sharma Pokharel is a Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where she specializes in international human rights and in challenging racial and environmental injustice, abusive...
May 19, 2026, Philadelphia—A coalition of legal groups – Abolitionist Law Center , Center for Constitutional Rights, and Tech Justice Law – notified Google LLC (“Google”) and its executive leadership...
On May 26, 2026, the Center for Constitutional Rights submitted a public comment asking the Federal Energy Commission to deny a certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the construction...
In letter to St. James Parish Council, groups say ordinance reflects discriminatory and deadly land use system that has roots in slavery, threaten legal action if ordinance is not withdrawn St. James...
"Ordinary citizens or community organizations shouldn’t have to fight this hard for records like this, but Rural Roots is dug in to get them released so the public can see which of their officials...
Pamela Spees, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said the continuing delays occur as pre-construction work and dirt moving have been under way since March in the Modeste area. Heavy trucks, cranes,...
“When you cover these situations with NDAs, even local elected officials can’t talk to their constituents about it,” said Pamela Spees, a staff attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, who...
June 18, 2026, St. James Parish, LA – Residents today asked a federal district court to block the enforcement of an ordinance passed by the St. James Parish Council at its meeting on June 17, 2026,...
