In June 2019, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the Center for Constitutional Rights issued a letter to the New York State Legislature, calling on them to repeal Civil...
Updated: June 18, 2019
Join the Center for Constitutional Rights for panels and trainings at Netroots Nation 2019 in Philadelphia July 11-13.
Updated: July 15, 2019
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: October 1, 2019
On October 24, 2019, Center for Constitutional Rights Bertha Justice Fellow Lupe Aguirre delivered testimony before the New York State Senate Codes Committee, calling on the state legislature to...
Updated: October 24, 2019
On November 18, 2019, CCR Senior Legal Worker and Coordinator, Ian Head testified before the Public Safety Committee of the New York City Council. In this testimony, CCR drew the Committee on Public...
Updated: November 18, 2019
On International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2018, the Center for Constitutional Rights joined with the Human Rights in the U.S. Project of the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute to submit...
Updated: November 18, 2019
On July 26, 2012, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released, "Stop and Frisk The Human Impact: The Stories Behind the Numbers, the Effects on our Communities," a report documenting the...
Updated: November 2, 2017
On May 21, 2007, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the City of New York, charging it with discriminatory hiring practices against black and Latino potential firefighters. The lawsuit...
In April 2001, Mohammed Jafar Alam applied for an employment certification under the 245-I LIFE Act, a crucial first step to gaining status for himself and his family; he is still waiting for...
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