Expresses Outrage at Justice Department Decision Not to File Civil Rights Charges Against Officer Responsible July 17, 2019, New York – Five years after the killing of Eric Garner by NYPD officer...
Amicus Brief Asks Court to Affirm Lower Court Ruling Prohibiting Discrimination Against Transgender Employees July 3, 2019, Washington, D.C. – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the...
Report on Biased Policing Recommends CCRB Take Over Investigation of Racial Profiling Complaints Wednesday, June 26, 2019, New York – In response to a scathing report on biased policing released...
This year’s cohort will join the Legal, Communications, and Executive Departments June 5, 2019, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights welcomed 16 summer interns to its offices this week...
February 1, 2019, New York – In response to a report released today by a panel appointed by the New York City Police Commissioner to review NYPD disciplinary procedures, the Center for Constitutional...
Stop-and-Frisk Attorney Responds January 11, 2019, New York – In response to a report just filed by Peter Zimroth, the court-appointed monitor in the landmark stop-and-frisk case Floyd v. City of New...
11 Organizations File Friend-of-the Court Brief Highlighting Voices of Incarcerated Transgender People January 10, 2019, Tallahassee — Late yesterday, 11 LGBTQI advocacy and legal services...
Movement lawyering is focus of fellowship December 6, 2018, New York – Four Bertha Justice Fellows will be spending the next two years at the Center for Constitutional Rights getting first-hand...
August 10, 2018, New York – Today, the First Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Scott Lively’s attempt to appeal a ruling from the district court to remove language that harshly criticized his role...
Order Calls for Pilot Program to Study Effectiveness of Filming All Encounters August 10, 2018, New York — Late yesterday, a federal court ordered the NYPD to begin using body-worn cameras to film...