July 10, 2020, New York — This week, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a ruling regarding an emergency motion and supplemental submission filed by the...
July 2, 2020, New York — In response to the New York City budget that was passed by the City Council July 1, the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following statement: It is...
June 29, 2020, New York – In response to current reporting on the impending New York City budget vote, Lupe Aguirre , Bertha Just Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following...
June 12, 2020, New York – In response to Governor Cuomo signing the Safer NY Act into law, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the statement below. The Safer Act comprises the Police...
June 7, 2020, New York – Early this morning, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City’s curfew was lifted effective immediately. This change was preceded by a day of historic, peaceful...
June 4, 2020, New York – Today, the attorneys behind two class action lawsuits that challenged the New York City Police Department (NYPD)’s stop-and-frisk and trespass enforcement practices as...
May 31, 2020, New York – In response to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s explicit defense of the NYPD’s use of violent and unjustified force against protesters, as well as the history of impunity for brutality...
May 31, 2020, New York – In response to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s explicit defense of the NYPD’s use of violent and unjustified force against protestors, as well as the history of impunity for brutality...
Makes Strong Recommendations to U.S., Including Reparations Washington, D.C. & New York City, May 28, 2020 — Almost two decades after Algerian citizen Djamel Ameziane was detained and sent to...
May 27, 2020, New York – In response to the killing of another unarmed Black man by the hands of police, Vince Warren , executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, issued the...