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U.S. Appeals Court Rules Against Former Bolivian President and Defense Minister Over 2003 Massacre

August 3, 2020

August 3, 2020, Miami – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated a trial court judgment that had been entered in favor of Bolivia’s former president, Gonzalo Sánchez de...

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 Applauds Passing of NO BAN Act

July 22, 2020

July 22, 2020, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement on today’s vote on the NO BAN Act in Congress: We commend Congress for passing the NO BAN Act,...

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...

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 Applauds SCOTUS Title VII Decision

June 15, 2020

June 15, 2020, New York – In response to today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Aimee Stephens , the Center...

Center for Constitutional Condemns Trump Rule Change Allowing Discrimination in Access to Healthcare for LGBTQIA+ People and People Who Seek Abortions

June 12, 2020

June 12, 2020, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the statement below in response to the Trump administration's change to Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act today. The Center...

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U.S. Appeals Court Rules Against Former Bolivian President and Defense Minister Over 2003 Massacre

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

Center for Constitutional Rights Applauds Passing of NO BAN Act

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

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 Applauds SCOTUS Title VII Decision

Center for Constitutional Condemns Trump Rule Change Allowing Discrimination in Access to Healthcare for LGBTQIA+ People and People Who Seek Abortions

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