September 22, 2017, Alexandria, VA – Today, a Virginia federal court ruled that three Iraqi individuals formerly detained at the infamous “hard site” at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq were subjected...
September 14, 2017, New York – In response to the NYPD releasing the first-ever body camera footage of a fatal police shooting, of Miguel Richards in the Bronx on September 6, the Center for...
August 28, 2017, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following statement in response to the announcement by Attorney General Jeff Sessions that Trump will sign an...
August 18, 2017 New York, NY — In response to news of White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon's departure, CCR Executive Director Vincent Warren issued the following statement: Justice is a...
The Center for Constitutional Rights and the International Federation for Human Rights submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in Jesner v. Arab Bank in defense of the Alien Tort...
Attorneys Say Report by Monitor Overseeing Reforms Misleads June 7, 2017, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) submitted a court filing highlighting ongoing racial disparities...
May 30, 2017, New York – The monitor overseeing reforms to the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practices in the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) case, Floyd v. City of New York , filed a report today...
Current Policy Will Undermine Accountability April 20, 2017, New York – Last night, civil rights attorneys challenged an NYPD policy approved last week by the monitor overseeing reforms to the NYPD’s...
April 7, 2017, New York – This morning, the New York City Police Department is publicly releasing its final body-worn camera policy, subject to the approval of the court monitor and, potentially, the...
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Corporations Cannot Stop Release of Government Documents February 8, 2017, New York – Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal by private...