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’...
Hearing Comes on Heels of Deteriorating Mental Health and Over a Year Without Attorney Visits Due to COVID-19 April 20, 2021, Guantánamo – Today, a Periodic Review Board (PRB) was held for Sharqawi...
April 14, 2021, New York – In response to President Biden’s announcement that all U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following...
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...
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...
Legal Filing Details Gruesome Suicide Attempts, Hallucinations March 8, 2021, Washington, D.C. – Lawyers representing Guantánamo prisoner Mohammed al Qahtani are urging a federal judge to deny an...
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-...
February 2, 2021, Washington, D.C. – Today, more than a hundred non-governmental organizations joined a letter led by the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Center for Victims of Torture,...
January 19, 2021, New York– Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the case brought by New York City police unions (along with corrections and fire unions) to stop the City of...