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Court Rules Communities United for Police Reform May Intervene in NYPD Misconduct Database Case

August 25, 2020

Group That Led #Repeal50a Campaign to Enter Police Unions’ Lawsuit Aimed at Rolling Back 50-a Repeal and Re-Entrenching Police Secrecy August 25, 2020, New York – Today, a federal court ruled that...

Civil Rights Organizations Debunk Myths of No COVID-19 Cases in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison

August 19, 2020

Impacted people behind bars share harrowing stories of coronavirus outbreaks, unsanitary conditions August 19, 2020, Baton Rouge , LA – Last night , several civil rights and racial justice...

Communities United for Police Reform Moves to Intervene in NYPD Misconduct Database Case

July 29, 2020

Group That Led #Repeal50a Campaign Seeks to Enter Police Unions’ Lawsuit Aimed at Rolling Back 50-a Repeal and Re-Entrenching Police Secrecy July 28, 2020, New York – Today, Communities United for...

Center for Constitutional Rights Denounces Federal Forces in U.S. Cities, Militarized Crackdowns on Protesters, Rising Authoritarianism

July 21, 2020

Current Escalations Tied to Past Failure to Hold Agencies Accountable for Abuses July 20, 2020, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement in response to recent...

Immigrant Rights Groups FOIA for Info on ICE’s Chicago Vigilante Training

July 16, 2020

July 16, 2020, New York/Chicago — On Thursday, the Immigrant Defense Project (IDP), Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD) and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a Freedom of...

Plaintiffs Groups Dismayed by Court Decision That Declines Ordering Investigation Into NYPD’s Racially Discriminatory Social Distancing and Curfew Enforcement Practices

July 10, 2020

July 10, 2020, New York — This week, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a ruling regarding an emergency motion and supplemental submission filed by the...

People Serving Mandatory Life Without Parole Challenge Death-By-Incarceration Sentences as Cruel and Unconstitutional

July 8, 2020

Sentences Are Akin to Death Penalty July 8, 2020, Harrisburg, PA –Today, people in Pennsylvania serving Death-By-Incarceration sentences, commonly known as Life Without Parole, filed a lawsuit...

Center for Constitutional Rights Calls on NYC Leadership to Divest from NYPD, Invest in Community Resources

July 2, 2020

July 2, 2020, New York — In response to the New York City budget that was passed by the City Council July 1, the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following statement: It is...

Center for Constitutional Rights Blasts Misleading NYC Budget that Fails to Defund Police and Invest in Communities, Demands Genuine $1 Billion NYPD Cut

June 29, 2020

June 29, 2020, New York – In response to current reporting on the impending New York City budget vote, Lupe Aguirre , Bertha Just Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following...

Center for Constitutional Rights Hails Signing into Law of Safer NY Act

June 12, 2020

June 12, 2020, New York – In response to Governor Cuomo signing the Safer NY Act into law, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the statement below. The Safer Act comprises the Police...

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Court Rules Communities United for Police Reform May Intervene in NYPD Misconduct Database Case

Civil Rights Organizations Debunk Myths of No COVID-19 Cases in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison

Communities United for Police Reform Moves to Intervene in NYPD Misconduct Database Case

Center for Constitutional Rights Denounces Federal Forces in U.S. Cities, Militarized Crackdowns on Protesters, Rising Authoritarianism

Immigrant Rights Groups FOIA for Info on ICE’s Chicago Vigilante Training

Plaintiffs Groups Dismayed by Court Decision That Declines Ordering Investigation Into NYPD’s Racially Discriminatory Social Distancing and Curfew Enforcement Practices

People Serving Mandatory Life Without Parole Challenge Death-By-Incarceration Sentences as Cruel and Unconstitutional

Center for Constitutional Rights Calls on NYC Leadership to Divest from NYPD, Invest in Community Resources

Center for Constitutional Rights Blasts Misleading NYC Budget that Fails to Defund Police and Invest in Communities, Demands Genuine $1 Billion NYPD Cut

Center for Constitutional Rights Hails Signing into Law of Safer NY Act

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