July 16, 2020, New York/Chicago — On Thursday, the Immigrant Defense Project (IDP), Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD) and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a Freedom of...
July 10, 2020, New York — This week, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a ruling regarding an emergency motion and supplemental submission filed by the...
Sentences Are Akin to Death Penalty July 8, 2020, Harrisburg, PA –Today, people in Pennsylvania serving Death-By-Incarceration sentences, commonly known as Life Without Parole, filed a lawsuit...
July 2, 2020, New York — In response to the New York City budget that was passed by the City Council July 1, the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following statement: It is...
June 29, 2020, New York – In response to current reporting on the impending New York City budget vote, Lupe Aguirre , Bertha Just Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following...
June 18, 2020, New York – In response to the Supreme Court’s DACA decision today, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: The Supreme Court ruled today that the Trump...
June 12, 2020, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the statement below in response to the Trump administration's change to Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act today. The Center...
June 12, 2020, New York – In response to Governor Cuomo signing the Safer NY Act into law, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the statement below. The Safer Act comprises the Police...
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...
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...