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City Agreement to Drop Stop-and-Frisk Appeal Takes Step Forward

February 21, 2014

February 21, 2014, New York – In response to the Second Circuit panel’s lifting of the stay in the Floyd v. City of New York class action lawsuit and remanding of the case to the district...

Court Gives NYPD Green Light to Conduct Religious Surveillance

February 20, 2014

February 20, 2014, Newark and New York – Today, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the New York City Police Department’s broad surveillance of Muslims in New Jersey. In a...

CCR Responds to Reports that Obama Administration is Considering Targeting American with Drone Strike

February 11, 2014

February 11, 2014 , New York – In response to news reports that the Obama administration is considering assassinating an American citizen who allegedly presents a security threat, the Center...

U.N. Expresses “Deepest Concern” over Widespread Sexual Abuse by Clergy, Finding Vatican Failed to Protect Children

February 5, 2014

UPDATE: Vatican statement says "The Holy See does, however, regret to see in some points of the Concluding Observations an attempt to interfere with Catholic Church teaching on the dignity of...

City of New York and Center for Constitutional Rights Announce Agreement in Landmark Stop and Frisk Case

January 30, 2014

January 30, 2014, New York – After 14 years of litigation and decades of community action, plaintiffs’ counsel and Mayor Bill de Blasio reached an agreement which will result in the...

U.N. Asks Vatican Hard Questions on Widespread Sexual Violence Against Children

January 16, 2014

January 16, 2014, Geneva – Today, the Vatican was summoned before the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child to report on its record in addressing widespread sexual violence within...

Stop-and-Frisk Attorneys Encouraged by Carter Appointment

December 30, 2013

December 30, 2013, New York – In response to the announcement that Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has selected former United States Attorney Zachary Carter as incoming Corporation Counsel for the...

Survivors Challenge Vatican at UN on Clergy Sex Cases

December 11, 2013

December 11, 2013, New York – Today, as Pope Francis was named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) and the Center for...

CCR Responds to Bratton Appointment

December 5, 2013

December 5, 2013, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), the organization litigating the landmark stop-and-frisk case, Floyd v. City of New York , released the following...

Rights Groups Issue Open Letter to Obama

December 5, 2013

December 5, 2013, New York – Today, U.S.-based civil rights and human rights groups signed an open letter to President Obama urging the administration to make good on its stated commitment to...

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Press Releases

City Agreement to Drop Stop-and-Frisk Appeal Takes Step Forward

Court Gives NYPD Green Light to Conduct Religious Surveillance

CCR Responds to Reports that Obama Administration is Considering Targeting American with Drone Strike

U.N. Expresses “Deepest Concern” over Widespread Sexual Abuse by Clergy, Finding Vatican Failed to Protect Children

City of New York and Center for Constitutional Rights Announce Agreement in Landmark Stop and Frisk Case

U.N. Asks Vatican Hard Questions on Widespread Sexual Violence Against Children

Stop-and-Frisk Attorneys Encouraged by Carter Appointment

Survivors Challenge Vatican at UN on Clergy Sex Cases

CCR Responds to Bratton Appointment

Rights Groups Issue Open Letter to Obama

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