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Civil Rights Organizations’ Statement on Lifting NYC Curfew

June 7, 2020

June 7, 2020, New York – Early this morning, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City’s curfew was lifted effective immediately. This change was preceded by a day of historic, peaceful...

Stop-and-Frisk Attorneys Ask for Investigation into NYPD’s Social Distancing Enforcement Practices to Include Curfew Enforcement

June 4, 2020

June 4, 2020, New York – Today, the attorneys behind two class action lawsuits that challenged the New York City Police Department (NYPD)’s stop-and-frisk and trespass enforcement practices as...

The Center for Constitutional Rights Calls on Mayor deBlasio and Police Commissioner Shea to Resign, Denounces NYPD Violence Against Protesters

May 31, 2020

May 31, 2020, New York – In response to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s explicit defense of the NYPD’s use of violent and unjustified force against protesters, as well as the history of impunity for brutality...

The Center for Constitutional Rights Calls on Mayor deBlasio and Police Commissioner Shea to Resign, Denounces NYPD Violence Against Protesters

May 31, 2020

May 31, 2020, New York – In response to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s explicit defense of the NYPD’s use of violent and unjustified force against protestors, as well as the history of impunity for brutality...

Racism runs deep. Justice for George Floyd must run deeper.

May 27, 2020

May 27, 2020, New York – In response to the killing of another unarmed Black man by the hands of police, Vince Warren , executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, issued the...

Stop-and-Frisk Attorneys Ask Court to Conduct Investigation Into NYPD's Social-Distancing Enforcement Practices

May 26, 2020

Moratorium Requested on NYPD Social-Distancing Enforcement May 26, 2020, New York, NY - Today, the attorneys behind two of the three landmark class action lawsuits that challenged the NYPD’s stop-and...

St. James Residents Affirm Rights to Cemeteries

May 22, 2020

New Letter from Formosa Plastics Denies Access to Burial Grounds of Enslaved People May 22, 2020, St. James, LA — St. James residents today re-asserted their rights to visit burial grounds on...

Advocates Ask District Court to Block Public Charge Rule Amidst Pandemic Following SCOTUS Rejection

May 18, 2020

Obstacles to Public Benefits Will Exacerbate Health and Economic Crises, Attorneys Argue May 18, 2020, New York – Today, lawyers from the Center for Constitutional Rights, The Legal Aid Society,...

Los Inmigrantes Vulnerables Desde El Punto De Vista Medico, Buscan Una Liberacion De Emergencia De Los Centros De Detencion Ice En Alabama

May 5, 2020

La demanda se adecua con los brotes de COVID-19 y demandas similares para la liberación a nivel nacional Abril 29, 2020, Birmingham, AL En la tarde de ayer, Adelante-Centro de Trabajadores de Alabama...

Federal Judge Recommends Release of Medically Vulnerable People from ICE Detention in Louisiana

April 30, 2020

Many Remain in Grave Danger, Advocates Say April 30, 2020, Alexandria, Louisiana – A federal judge has recommended the release of 13 medically vulnerable people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

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Press Releases

Civil Rights Organizations’ Statement on Lifting NYC Curfew

Stop-and-Frisk Attorneys Ask for Investigation into NYPD’s Social Distancing Enforcement Practices to Include Curfew Enforcement

The Center for Constitutional Rights Calls on Mayor deBlasio and Police Commissioner Shea to Resign, Denounces NYPD Violence Against Protesters

The Center for Constitutional Rights Calls on Mayor deBlasio and Police Commissioner Shea to Resign, Denounces NYPD Violence Against Protesters

Racism runs deep. Justice for George Floyd must run deeper.

Stop-and-Frisk Attorneys Ask Court to Conduct Investigation Into NYPD's Social-Distancing Enforcement Practices

St. James Residents Affirm Rights to Cemeteries

Advocates Ask District Court to Block Public Charge Rule Amidst Pandemic Following SCOTUS Rejection

Los Inmigrantes Vulnerables Desde El Punto De Vista Medico, Buscan Una Liberacion De Emergencia De Los Centros De Detencion Ice En Alabama

Federal Judge Recommends Release of Medically Vulnerable People from ICE Detention in Louisiana

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