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...
Lawsuit targets St. James Parish Council for Decades of Discriminatory Land Use Practices Oct 7, 2024, New Orleans – Today, before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, groups representing residents of...
Returnees Abused in Both Countries; U.S. Breached Asylum Confidentiality July 18, 2024, Washington, D.C. – The United States government has, since May 2024, approved the return of 27 Cameroonian...
July 10, 2024, Buffalo, NY – Yesterday, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights , Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York , New York Civil Liberties Union , the Center for Constitutional Rights , and Justice...
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...
Case against CACI Premier Technology, Inc., may be reheard following mistrial May 2, 2024, Alexandria, VA – Today, after eight days of deliberations following a six-day trial, the jury failed to...
On International Workers’ Day, suit challenges constitutionality of government actions to punish resistance to forced labor among majority-Black prison population May 1, 2024, Montgomery, AL – On...
Support comes from victims, corrections officials, prosecutors, and Governor Shapiro April 29, 2024, Harrisburg, PA – A 36-year-old Black man serving life without parole (LWOP) for felony murder is...
February 29, 2024, New York – In advance of the launch of a mass mobilization by the Poor People’s Campaign on March 2, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: The Center...