Expresses Outrage at Justice Department Decision Not to File Civil Rights Charges Against Officer Responsible July 17, 2019, New York – Five years after the killing of Eric Garner by NYPD officer...
Report on Biased Policing Recommends CCRB Take Over Investigation of Racial Profiling Complaints Wednesday, June 26, 2019, New York – In response to a scathing report on biased policing released...
CDCR in Violation of Settlement June 3, 2019, Oakland, CA – The Center for Constitutional Rights has asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold two district court rulings that found the...
Jalil Muntaqim, Jailed 48 Years, Has 12 th Parole Hearing This Year May 21, 2019, New York – Today, a group of prominent academics, lawyers, and activists published an open letter calling for the...
False Information Created by Bureau of Prisons Continues to Affect Released Prisoners, Must Be Expunged W ashington, D.C., May 10, 2019 – Today, two men formerly imprisoned in federal Communications...
March 15, 2019, New York – In response to the Mosque shootings in New Zealand, the Center for Constitutional Rights made the following statement: We are mourning today with Muslim communities in...
February 22, 2019, New York – In reaction to the Trump administration’s determination that Hoda Muthana, a 24-year-old U.S.-born woman of Yemeni origin, who is currently detained in Syria with her 18...
In response to recent attacks on Representative Ilhan Omar's stance on Palestinian human rights, the Center for constitutional Rights issued the following statement of solidarity: Since 1966, the...
February 1, 2019, New York – In response to a report released today by a panel appointed by the New York City Police Commissioner to review NYPD disciplinary procedures, the Center for Constitutional...
Extends Settlement to End Indefinite Solitary Confinement in California January 28, 2019, Eureka – Late Friday, a federal judge found that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation...