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People Incarcerated in CA Prisons Fight to Continue Landmark Settlement That Ended Long-Term Solitary Confinement

May 18, 2023

Federal appeals court weighs bid by California corrections department to remove oversight, end accountability May 18, 2023, San Diego – Today, a class of incarcerated people urged the Ninth Circuit...

Groups Urge U.N. to Call for Abolition of Death By Incarceration During Historic U.S. Visit

April 28, 2023

Groups tell Expert Mechanism on Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement: Life imprisonment violates human rights, including bans on torture and racial discrimination April 28, 2023 – Amid the...

Detained Immigrants Sue ICE and NY Officials for Retaliation Against First Amendment Protected Protest

April 4, 2023

Retribution“swift and crushing” at Orange County Jail after speaking out against brutality, racist abuse, medical neglect April 4, 2023, New York – Federal and local officials waged a “far-reaching”...

Immigrant Rights Organizations Challenge Invasive, Unjustified Louisiana AG’s Subpoenas

March 22, 2023

Demand for confidential info threatens attorney-client privilege, freedom of association, religious freedom, orgs say March 22, 2023, Lafayette, LA – Three local immigrant rights organizations are...

Center for Constitutional Rights Unveils New Resources to Help Activists Access Public Information

March 15, 2023

For Sunshine Week, Open Records Project Adds FOIA tools March 15, New York – Today, to mark Sunshine Week, the Center for Constitutional Rights unveiled two new resources to help activists access...

Federal Judge: CA Prison Officials Retaliated Against Man Whose Lawsuit Led to End of Long-Term Solitary Confinement

March 2, 2023

Todd Ashker, who also co-led hunger strikes, has been wrongly kept in segregated housing unit for more than 5 years March 3, 2022, Oakland, CA – Senior U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken has...

Ashley Diamond to Forego Trial to Focus on Healing

January 19, 2023

Transgender Woman’s lawsuit sought to hold Georgia prison officials liable for failing to protect her from sexual assault, denying care January 19, 2023, Macon, GA – In response to Ms. Diamond’s...

Brooklyn Man Wins Compassionate Release From Prison After Serving 30 Years of 92-Year Sentence for Robbery

January 4, 2023

Charles Watts, sentenced under obsolete version of “stacking” law, wins motion in federal court January 4, 2023, New York – Today, a 52-year-old Black man sentenced to 92 years in prison for...

Legal and Grassroots Groups Press Challenge to Arizona Lawmakers Who Attended Closed Door ALEC Meetings

November 15, 2022

Lawmaker-corporate lobbyist deliberations and drafting of laws violate state’s Open Meeting Law, groups say November 15, 2022, Phoenix, AZ – Today, a coalition of grassroots organizations and legal...

Court of Appeals Finds St. Louis County Police Department’s “Wanteds” Policy Constitutionally “Fraught”; Majority of Arrests Under Policy Likely Violate Fourth Amendment, Attorneys Say

November 2, 2022

Lawyers Vow to Continue to Pursue Invalidation of Widespread Unconstitutional Use of Wanteds November 2, 2022, St. Louis, MO – Yesterday, the federal Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued an...

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Press Releases

People Incarcerated in CA Prisons Fight to Continue Landmark Settlement That Ended Long-Term Solitary Confinement

Groups Urge U.N. to Call for Abolition of Death By Incarceration During Historic U.S. Visit

Detained Immigrants Sue ICE and NY Officials for Retaliation Against First Amendment Protected Protest

Immigrant Rights Organizations Challenge Invasive, Unjustified Louisiana AG’s Subpoenas

Center for Constitutional Rights Unveils New Resources to Help Activists Access Public Information

Federal Judge: CA Prison Officials Retaliated Against Man Whose Lawsuit Led to End of Long-Term Solitary Confinement

Ashley Diamond to Forego Trial to Focus on Healing

Brooklyn Man Wins Compassionate Release From Prison After Serving 30 Years of 92-Year Sentence for Robbery

Legal and Grassroots Groups Press Challenge to Arizona Lawmakers Who Attended Closed Door ALEC Meetings

Court of Appeals Finds St. Louis County Police Department’s “Wanteds” Policy Constitutionally “Fraught”; Majority of Arrests Under Policy Likely Violate Fourth Amendment, Attorneys Say

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