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DOJ Files Lawsuit Against the City of New York for FDNY's Discriminatory Hiring Practices

January 1, 2007

On May 21, 2007, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the City of New York, charging it with discriminatory hiring practices against black and Latino potential firefighters. The lawsuit...

Federal Appeals Court Finds for Minority Public School Teachers Who Say NYC Board of Education Discriminated Against Them

August 18, 2006

Highest Court in New York to Hear Challenge to Monopoly Prison Telephone Contract

July 10, 2006

The Center for Constitutional Rights welcomes the news that its motion for leave to appeal to the highest court of the state, the Court of Appeals, was granted in Walton v. NYSDOCS. The lawsuit seeks...

Federal Judge Rules on Constitutionality of Kickback in Contract Between New York State Prisons and MCI

August 30, 2005

Center for Constitutional Rights announced a major victory on August 30, 2005 for the families and friends of people incarcerated in New York State prisons. The federal trial court in Byrd v. Goord...

Historic Advance for Universal Human Rights: Unocal to Compensate Burmese Villagers

April 2, 2005

CCR is thrilled to announce that the U.S. oil company Unocal has agreed to compensate Burmese villagers who sued the firm for complicity in forced labor, rape and murder. The abuses were committed in...

CCR Files EEOC Discrimination Charges for Three African-American Applicants to the NYFD

February 24, 2005

Docket: CCR Files Amicus Brief in Support of Voting Rights for Felons

January 28, 2005

CCR Celebrates Victory in Supreme Court Immigration Detention Case

January 12, 2005

In a decision cheered by human rights organizations and immigrant justice activists, the Supreme Court ruled in Benitez v. Mata (also known as Martinez v. Clark) on January 12, 2005 that the...

CCR joins NLG in Seeking Reparations for Victims of Tulsa Race Riots

January 1, 2005

CCR along with the National Lawyer’s Guild, the National Conference of Black Lawyers, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People filed an amicus brief in the case Alexander v...

CCR Files a Freedom of Information Law Request on Behalf of Stop the Disappearances Campaign

January 1, 2005

In April 2001, Mohammed Jafar Alam applied for an employment certification under the 245-I LIFE Act, a crucial first step to gaining status for himself and his family; he is still waiting for...

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DOJ Files Lawsuit Against the City of New York for FDNY's Discriminatory Hiring Practices

Federal Appeals Court Finds for Minority Public School Teachers Who Say NYC Board of Education Discriminated Against Them

Highest Court in New York to Hear Challenge to Monopoly Prison Telephone Contract

Federal Judge Rules on Constitutionality of Kickback in Contract Between New York State Prisons and MCI

Historic Advance for Universal Human Rights: Unocal to Compensate Burmese Villagers

CCR Files EEOC Discrimination Charges for Three African-American Applicants to the NYFD

Docket: CCR Files Amicus Brief in Support of Voting Rights for Felons

CCR Celebrates Victory in Supreme Court Immigration Detention Case

CCR joins NLG in Seeking Reparations for Victims of Tulsa Race Riots

CCR Files a Freedom of Information Law Request on Behalf of Stop the Disappearances Campaign

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