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In Landmark Case, St. James Parish Residents Sue Parish Council to Protect Black Neighborhoods With a Moratorium on Hazardous Petrochemical Plants

March 21, 2023

Plaintiffs sue parish council for pattern of racist land use practices that centralize petrochemical plants in Black neighborhoods, declare that new suit is only just the beginning March 21, 2023,...

At 20th Anniversary of U.S. Invasion of Iraq, We Renew Our Call for Reparations and Accountability

March 15, 2023

We stand in solidarity with Iraqis and all other people harmed by U.S. imperialism March 15, 2023, New York – Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the Center for Constitutional...

Palestinian Rights Advocates Prevail as D.C. Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against American Studies Academics

March 2, 2023

Court dismisses claims arising from 2013 Boycott Resolution as a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation), siding with Steven Salaita and others March 2, 2023, Washington, D.C. – The D...

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...

U.S. Palestinian Rights Group Confronts Challenge to Human Rights Advocacy in Federal Appeals Court

January 12, 2023

Jewish National Fund lawsuit alleges support for terrorism; court should affirm dismissal by district court, says US Campaign for Palestinian Rights January 12, 2023, Washington, D.C. – Today, a U.S...

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...

Adalah and Center for Constitutional Rights Demand U.S. Cancel Plan to Build Embassy Compound in Jerusalem on Private Palestinian Land

November 10, 2022

Israel and U.S. advance plan for U.S. Embassy in Israel on land illegally confiscated by Israel from Palestinians – several of whom are now U.S. citizens Groups say that under plan, U.S. bears...

At Congressional Hearing, Indigenous Water Protector Denounces Coordinated Attack on Environmental Activists by Industry, Pols, Police

September 14, 2022

Anne White Hat details collusion and violence geared to quash movement resisting fossil fuel extraction September 14, 2022, Washington, D.C. – Today, Anne White Hat, a Sicangu Lakota Water Protector...

UN Committee Report Presses U.S. on Slavery Reparations for First Time, Spotlights Environmental Racism in “Cancer Alley”

August 30, 2022

Black community leaders from Louisiana who addressed committee earlier this month hail recommendations August 30, 2022, Geneva – For the first time, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial...

Center for Constitutional Rights Denounces In Strongest Terms Israel’s Assault on Leading Palestinian Human Rights Organizations, Calls on Biden Administration to Do Same

August 18, 2022

August 18, 2022, New York – In response to Israel’s overnight military raids of the offices of several prominent Palestinian human rights organizations in Ramallah in the occupied Palestinian...

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Press Releases

In Landmark Case, St. James Parish Residents Sue Parish Council to Protect Black Neighborhoods With a Moratorium on Hazardous Petrochemical Plants

At 20th Anniversary of U.S. Invasion of Iraq, We Renew Our Call for Reparations and Accountability

Palestinian Rights Advocates Prevail as D.C. Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against American Studies Academics

Ashley Diamond to Forego Trial to Focus on Healing

U.S. Palestinian Rights Group Confronts Challenge to Human Rights Advocacy in Federal Appeals Court

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

Adalah and Center for Constitutional Rights Demand U.S. Cancel Plan to Build Embassy Compound in Jerusalem on Private Palestinian Land

At Congressional Hearing, Indigenous Water Protector Denounces Coordinated Attack on Environmental Activists by Industry, Pols, Police

UN Committee Report Presses U.S. on Slavery Reparations for First Time, Spotlights Environmental Racism in “Cancer Alley”

Center for Constitutional Rights Denounces In Strongest Terms Israel’s Assault on Leading Palestinian Human Rights Organizations, Calls on Biden Administration to Do Same

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