Derek Lee argues the sentence for felony murder is unconstitutionally disproportionate and cruel Oct 8, 2024, Pittsburgh – The application of the felony murder rule, which holds liable for murder a...
PR initiative trains attendees in guns and deadly tactics; cultivates vigilantism and xenophobia, rights groups say October 1, 2024, New York and Chicago – Internal documents shed light on the “...
503-page report shows commissioners since 2013 have repeatedly shielded officers who violate constitutional rights September 23, 2024, New York – The New York Police Department systematically refuses...
Inhumane conditions, inadequate medical care, due process violations, and retaliation rampant at the facility September 16, 2024, Albuquerque, New Mexico — Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, the...
August 9, 2024, New York – Today, on the 10th anniversary of the police killing of Michael Brown that sparked the Ferguson uprising, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following...
The group, which has represented many men at the prison, urged the Biden administration to transfer the 19 remaining men who are not charged July 31, 2024, New York – In response to the U.S...
July 1, 2024, New York – In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling today that presidents have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for acts taken as part of their “core constitutional duties...
May 30, 2024, Buffalo, NY – In a lawsuit against the City of Buffalo challenging unconstitutional and racially discriminatory traffic enforcement practices by the Buffalo Police Department (BPD),...
Data does not support claim that racial disparities in NYPD stops no longer exist, lawyers say New York, April 12, 2024 – In response to the report just filed by the court-appointed monitor in the...
Unhoused at high rates, LGBTQIA+ people face dire threat from such laws, which are cruel and unusual punishment, amicus brief says April 3, 2024, Washington, D.C. – The Supreme Court should rule that...