Makes Strong Recommendations to U.S., Including Reparations Washington, D.C. & New York City, May 28, 2020 — Almost two decades after Algerian citizen Djamel Ameziane was detained and sent to...
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...
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...
May 19, 2020, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement in response to the National Lawyers Guild’s announcement that it has settled a harassing lawsuit brought...
Buffalonians Demand an End to Ticketing for Profit April 23, 2020, Buffalo, NY – Today, five Black residents of Buffalo joined a lawsuit against the City over its racially discriminatory traffic...
Attorneys Say Case Is Part of Broader Assault on Human Rights Defenders March 6, 2020, Washington, D.C. – Last night, the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) moved to dismiss a meritless...
Appeals Chamber Reverses Decision Blocking Investigation into Crimes Related to Conflict in Afghanistan March 5, 2020, The Hague – Today, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC...
Case Dismissed Against Former Board Members of Olympia Food Co-op February 20, 2020, Olympia, WA – A Washington appeals court has upheld a ruling that dismissed a lawsuit against former board members...
Case to Be Heard by High Court This Spring February 5, 2020, Washington, D.C. – Today, Muslim men who were placed or kept on the No-Fly List in retaliation for refusing to spy on their communities...
E xpanded Travel Ban Still a Muslim Ban, Still Xenophobic January 31, 2020, New York – In response to today’s announcement that the Trump administration has expanded its travel ban to six additional...