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In Major Victory Against Secretive Right-Wing Group Behind Nationwide Copycat Legislation, Court Rules Groups May Pursue Lawsuit Against Arizona Lawmakers Who Attended Closed-Door ALEC Meetings

February 15, 2022

Suit with national implications says lawmakers violated Arizona’s Open Meeting Law when they attended closed corporate conference February 15, 2022, Phoenix, AZ – Today, the Arizona Court of Appeals...

Acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse Saddening, Infuriating, Utterly Unsurprising

November 19, 2021

November 19, 2021 ‒ In response to the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, who last year shot and killed two people, Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum, and injured a third, Gaige Grosskreutz, during...

Civil Rights Groups to White House: Discriminatory ‘National Security’ Policies Must End

September 20, 2021

New Memorandum from Leading Civil Rights Advocates Documents the Most Egregious Federal Programs that Surveil, Profile, and Criminalize Black, African, Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian...

Center for Constitutional Rights Launches “The 9/11 Effect” Resource Site, Demands Biden Administration Dismantle Post-9/11 Policies

September 2, 2021

Site Provides Historical Context and Resources Around Reckoning With 20 Years of Injustice September 2, 2021, New York – Ahead of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the Center for Constitutional Rights...

NYPD Continues to Underreport Incidents of Stops and Frisks, Significant Racial Disparities Persist

September 1, 2021

Stop-and-Frisk Attorneys Respond to Monitor’s Report September 1, 2021, New York– In response to a report just filed by Peter Zimroth, the court-appointed monitor in the landmark stop-and-frisk case...

Stop-and-Frisk Plaintiffs Ask Court to Make Changes to Monitorship to Include Community

July 29, 2021

Court Monitor Cannot Accurately Assess NYPD Policy Changes Without Hearing from Impacted People July 29, 2021, New York – Today, community organizations, attorneys behind the class-action lawsuits...

Lawsuit Seeks Documents on ICE’s “Vigilante Training” Programs

May 11, 2021

Lawsuit Filed Under Freedom of Information Act May 11, 2021, Chicago – Today, immigrant rights groups sued Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), to compel...

Chauvin Found Guilty, Black Communities No Safer

April 20, 2021

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’...

New York City Police Unions Give Up on Failed Attempts to Roll Back #Repeal50a and Block Release of Misconduct and Discipline Records

April 13, 2021

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...

Center for Constitutional Rights Condemns New York City Police Reform and Reinvention Plan

March 25, 2021

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...

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Press Releases

In Major Victory Against Secretive Right-Wing Group Behind Nationwide Copycat Legislation, Court Rules Groups May Pursue Lawsuit Against Arizona Lawmakers Who Attended Closed-Door ALEC Meetings

Acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse Saddening, Infuriating, Utterly Unsurprising

Civil Rights Groups to White House: Discriminatory ‘National Security’ Policies Must End

Center for Constitutional Rights Launches “The 9/11 Effect” Resource Site, Demands Biden Administration Dismantle Post-9/11 Policies

NYPD Continues to Underreport Incidents of Stops and Frisks, Significant Racial Disparities Persist

Stop-and-Frisk Plaintiffs Ask Court to Make Changes to Monitorship to Include Community

Lawsuit Seeks Documents on ICE’s “Vigilante Training” Programs

Chauvin Found Guilty, Black Communities No Safer

New York City Police Unions Give Up on Failed Attempts to Roll Back #Repeal50a and Block Release of Misconduct and Discipline Records

Center for Constitutional Rights Condemns New York City Police Reform and Reinvention Plan

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