October 29, 2013, New York – Today, attorneys in the landmark case Floyd v. City of New York urged the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to reject the City’s effort to delay the remedies...
October 9, 2013, New York – Prisoners on California and Louisiana’s death row are being held in conditions that amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or torture under...
October 7, 2013, New York – Today, the coalition Communities United for Police Reform and representatives from community, faith, labor, and law enforcement groups joined City...
September 26, 2013, Oakland – Today, lawyers from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged a federal judge to grant class action status to a lawsuit challenging prolonged solitary...
September 17, New York – In response to today’s ruling in Floyd v. City of New York , a federal class action lawsuit challenging the NYPD’s stop and frisk practices, the Center for...
September 6, 2013, New York – Today, in Floyd v. City of New York , a federal class action lawsuit that successfully challenged the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD) stop-and-frisk...
September 5, 2013, New York – In response to the announcement today that prisoners in Security Housing Units (SHU) throughout California have suspended their third hunger strike after nine...
August 30, New York – Today, a federal court awarded $3,707,313.29 in interim fees and costs to attorneys at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), Levy Ratner, and Scott+Scott LLP, who...
August 22, 2013 – Today, in response to the New York City Council’s override vote on the Community Safety Act, the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following statement: We...
August 21, 2013 – In anticipation of tomorrow’s New York City Council override vote on the Community Safety Act, the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following statement: We...