Site Provides Historical Context and Resources Around Reckoning With 20 Years of Injustice September 2, 2021, New York – Ahead of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the Center for Constitutional Rights...
Stop-and-Frisk Attorneys Respond to Monitor’s Report September 1, 2021, New York– In response to a report just filed by Peter Zimroth, the court-appointed monitor in the landmark stop-and-frisk case...
Court Monitor Cannot Accurately Assess NYPD Policy Changes Without Hearing from Impacted People July 29, 2021, New York – Today, community organizations, attorneys behind the class-action lawsuits...
July 19, 2021, New York – In response to news that Abdul Latif Nasser has been transferred out of Guantánamo, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: We are relieved that...
Court Hears Emergency Motion From Ashley Diamond May 12, 2021, Atlanta – Today, a federal judge heard an emergency motion in a case charging the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) with violating...
Lawsuit Filed Under Freedom of Information Act May 11, 2021, Chicago – Today, immigrant rights groups sued Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), to compel...
Lawyers for Ashley Diamond Welcome DOJ Weighing in on Case April 22, 2021 Macon, GA – In response to the Statement of Interest that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed late this afternoon in...
April 20, 2021, New York – In response to the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd moments after the Columbus police murder of 16-year-old Ma’...
Hearing Comes on Heels of Deteriorating Mental Health and Over a Year Without Attorney Visits Due to COVID-19 April 20, 2021, Guantánamo – Today, a Periodic Review Board (PRB) was held for Sharqawi...
April 14, 2021, New York – In response to President Biden’s announcement that all U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following...