Pipeline is Environmentally Destructive, Not in the Public Good January 8, 2020, Lake Charles, LA – Today, attorneys representing Louisiana landowners whose property was taken by an oil pipeline...
Rule Change Remains Blocked, Protecting Millions of Low-Income Immigrant Families January 8, 2020, New York, NY – Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order denying the government’s...
January 7, 2020, New York – Today, lawyers representing community groups in New York City argued before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, urging the court to reject the Trump administration’s...
Letters Raise Alarming New Information about Cancer Risks, Company’s Failure to Protect Residents and Alert Parish About Burial Grounds of Enslaved People December 23, 2019, St. James, LA – Today,...
Litigation Represents Broadest Challenge to Government’s Attempt to Redefine Longstanding Definition of “Public Charge” December 19, 2019, New York– Today, immigrant rights advocates in New York...
Governor Asked to End Project in St. James D ecember 18, 2019, St. James, Louisiana — RISE St. James, a faith-based grass-roots community group, recently learned that graves of enslaved people have...
Federal Court Monitor’s Latest Report Shows Ongoing Constitutional Violations, Center for Constitutional Rights Responds December 16, 2019, New York – In response to the release, today, of the latest...
Without Due Process, Detainees Face Detention for Life, Lawyers Warn D ecember 11, 2019, Washington, D.C. – Today, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights urged a federal appeals court to...
Advocates Challenge the Application of ‘Unsafe’ Third Country Rule to Asylum Seekers Turned Back at Ports of Entry December 6, 2019, San Diego – Immigrant rights attorneys filed an emergency motion...
Victims Seek Accountability from Court of Last Resort December 6, 2019, The Hague/New York – During a three-day hearing this week, attorneys representing victims of the U.S. torture program argued...