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Detained Immigrants Sue ICE and NY Officials for Retaliation Against First Amendment Protected Protest

April 4, 2023

Retribution“swift and crushing” at Orange County Jail after speaking out against brutality, racist abuse, medical neglect April 4, 2023, New York – Federal and local officials waged a “far-reaching”...

In Landmark Case, St. James Parish Residents Sue Parish Council to Protect Black Neighborhoods With a Moratorium on Hazardous Petrochemical Plants

March 21, 2023

Plaintiffs sue parish council for pattern of racist land use practices that centralize petrochemical plants in Black neighborhoods, declare that new suit is only just the beginning March 21, 2023,...

At 20th Anniversary of U.S. Invasion of Iraq, We Renew Our Call for Reparations and Accountability

March 15, 2023

We stand in solidarity with Iraqis and all other people harmed by U.S. imperialism March 15, 2023, New York – Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the Center for Constitutional...

Federal Judge: CA Prison Officials Retaliated Against Man Whose Lawsuit Led to End of Long-Term Solitary Confinement

March 2, 2023

Todd Ashker, who also co-led hunger strikes, has been wrongly kept in segregated housing unit for more than 5 years March 3, 2022, Oakland, CA – Senior U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken has...

Nuestro cliente de larga data Majid Khan fue liberado de Guantánamo para comenzar una nueva vida en Belice

February 2, 2023

2 de febrero de 2023, Ciudad de Belice – Hoy, más de 16 años después de haber sido llevado a la Bahía de Guantánamo y casi un año después de completar una sentencia de comisión militar allí, de...

Ashley Diamond to Forego Trial to Focus on Healing

January 19, 2023

Transgender Woman’s lawsuit sought to hold Georgia prison officials liable for failing to protect her from sexual assault, denying care January 19, 2023, Macon, GA – In response to Ms. Diamond’s...

Brooklyn Man Wins Compassionate Release From Prison After Serving 30 Years of 92-Year Sentence for Robbery

January 4, 2023

Charles Watts, sentenced under obsolete version of “stacking” law, wins motion in federal court January 4, 2023, New York – Today, a 52-year-old Black man sentenced to 92 years in prison for...

Legal and Grassroots Groups Press Challenge to Arizona Lawmakers Who Attended Closed Door ALEC Meetings

November 15, 2022

Lawmaker-corporate lobbyist deliberations and drafting of laws violate state’s Open Meeting Law, groups say November 15, 2022, Phoenix, AZ – Today, a coalition of grassroots organizations and legal...

Court of Appeals Finds St. Louis County Police Department’s “Wanteds” Policy Constitutionally “Fraught”; Majority of Arrests Under Policy Likely Violate Fourth Amendment, Attorneys Say

November 2, 2022

Lawyers Vow to Continue to Pursue Invalidation of Widespread Unconstitutional Use of Wanteds November 2, 2022, St. Louis, MO – Yesterday, the federal Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued an...

Advocacy and Legal Groups Urge U.N. to Call for Abolition of Life Sentences in U.S.

September 15, 2022

Groups argue “Death by Incarceration” is torture and violates ban on racial discrimination September 15, 2022, New York ‒ A national coalition of advocacy and legal groups today submitted a complaint...

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Press Releases

Detained Immigrants Sue ICE and NY Officials for Retaliation Against First Amendment Protected Protest

In Landmark Case, St. James Parish Residents Sue Parish Council to Protect Black Neighborhoods With a Moratorium on Hazardous Petrochemical Plants

At 20th Anniversary of U.S. Invasion of Iraq, We Renew Our Call for Reparations and Accountability

Federal Judge: CA Prison Officials Retaliated Against Man Whose Lawsuit Led to End of Long-Term Solitary Confinement

Nuestro cliente de larga data Majid Khan fue liberado de Guantánamo para comenzar una nueva vida en Belice

Ashley Diamond to Forego Trial to Focus on Healing

Brooklyn Man Wins Compassionate Release From Prison After Serving 30 Years of 92-Year Sentence for Robbery

Legal and Grassroots Groups Press Challenge to Arizona Lawmakers Who Attended Closed Door ALEC Meetings

Court of Appeals Finds St. Louis County Police Department’s “Wanteds” Policy Constitutionally “Fraught”; Majority of Arrests Under Policy Likely Violate Fourth Amendment, Attorneys Say

Advocacy and Legal Groups Urge U.N. to Call for Abolition of Life Sentences in U.S.

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