Change follows years of organizing by immigrants in sanctuary En español abajo April 28, 2021 – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas recently announced the end of a...
April 20, 2021, New York – In response to the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd moments after the Columbus police murder of 16-year-old Ma’...
Win for Communities United for Police Reform: Litigation will be dismissed and prior temporary injunction to be lifted April 13, 2021, New York – Today, the New York City police, corrections and fire...
Emergency Motion Says Ashley Diamond’s Allegations of Assault Prompted Retaliation by Prison Staff April 9, 2021, Atlanta – Today, Ashley Diamond, a Black transgender woman who is currently suing the...
Procedures for Holding Men Under Strict Communications Restrictions Violate Due Process, Appeal Says April 7, 2021, Washington, D.C. – Today, lawyers for men who had been imprisoned in secretive...
Lawsuit “Not Persuasive,” Judge Rules March 30, 2021, Washington, D.C. – A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) and others against a U.S.-based Palestinian rights...
March 25, 2021, New York – As the City Council prepares to vote on the New York City Police Reform and Reinvention Plan, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following response: New York...
First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City Joins Sanctuary Leaders in Lawsuit Over Retaliatory and Excessive Fines Still Pending Under Biden Administration March 24, 2021, Salt Lake City and Washington...
February 16, 2021, New York– Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals denied the New York City police unions’ (along with corrections and fire unions’) attempt to stop the City of New York from...
Customs and Border Protection Has Contributed to Deaths of Thousands, Advocates Say Groups Demand Documents Under Freedom of Information Act February 3, 2021, New York – Today, as the humanitarian-...