September 25, 2019, New York – In response to news that human rights activist Patrick Naagbanton has been killed by a car in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the...
Excessive and Retaliatory Fines Target Sanctuary Seekers and Activists September 20, 2019, New York, NY – Austin Sanctuary Network, the Center for Constitutional Rights, Free Migration Project, and...
Request Preliminary Injunction for Duration of Lawsuit September 10, 2019, New York, NY – Community organizations suing the Trump administration over its proposed “public charge” rule today filed a...
Litigation seeks a permanent injunction to block rule from taking effect, and marks the 6th lawsuit to be filed across the nation August 27, 2019, New York – Community organizations filed a lawsuit...
August 19, 2019, New York – In response to the announcement today that NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo has been fired for his use of an illegal chokehold that killed Eric Garner, the Center for...
August 14, 2019, New York – In response to the Trump administration’s new proposed rule, Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption, which would...
Call Rule “Cruel, Racist, and Patently Unlawful” August 12, 2019, New York – In response to the Department of Homeland Security’s publication of a new regulation, “Inadmissibility on Public Charge...
Celebrates His Legacy In Inspiring Movements for Justice August 9, 2019, New York – Five years after the murder of Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, the Center for...
July 24, 2019, San Francisco — This evening, a federal court blocked a new Trump administration asylum ban that categorically denied asylum to anyone at the southern border who had transited through...
Expresses Outrage at Justice Department Decision Not to File Civil Rights Charges Against Officer Responsible July 17, 2019, New York – Five years after the killing of Eric Garner by NYPD officer...