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Chauvin Found Guilty, Black Communities No Safer
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'...
New York City Police Unions Give Up on Failed Attempts to Roll Back #Repeal50a and Block Release of Misconduct and Discipline Records
Win for Communities United for Police Reform: Litigation will be dismissed and prior temporary injunction to be lifted April 13, 2021, New York – Today, the New York City police, corrections and fire...
U.S. Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by Jewish National Fund Against Palestinian Rights Nonprofit
Lawsuit "Not Persuasive," Judge Rules March 30, 2021, Washington, D.C. – A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) and others against a U.S.-based Palestinian rights...
Center for Constitutional Rights Condemns New York City Police Reform and Reinvention Plan
March 25, 2021, New York – As the City Council prepares to vote on the New York City Police Reform and Reinvention Plan, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following response: New York...
Church Joins Lawsuit Against ICE with Religious Discrimination Claims
First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City Joins Sanctuary Leaders in Lawsuit Over Retaliatory and Excessive Fines Still Pending Under Biden Administration March 24, 2021, Salt Lake City and Washington...
Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule Blocked; Immigrant Advocate Plaintiffs Welcome Biden Administration's Decision to Withdraw Appeal in U.S. Supreme Court
Immigrants Can Now Access Life-Saving Services Without Fear of Immigration Penalty March 9, 2021, New York – Immigrant rights groups litigating against the Trump administration's "public charge"...
Immigrant Family Separation Amounts to Torture, Crimes Against Humanity, Attorneys Argue in Court
March 5, 2021, New York – Today, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights urged a federal court to deny the Biden administration's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit over alleged torture under...
Immigrant Rights Groups React to SCOTUS Taking Up Public Charge, Call on Biden to Rescind Rule
Amid Pandemic, Rule Exacerbates Fear of Seeking Services February 22, 2021, New York – This morning, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear the government's appeal of a preliminary injunction...
Federal Court Again Blocks Trump-Era Asylum Transit Ban
February 16, 2021, San Francisco – A federal court has again blocked a Trump administration ban that categorically denied asylum to anyone at the southern border who had transited through a third...
WIN: Second Circuit Affirms District Court Decision, NYPD Misconduct and Disciplinary Records Must Be Disclosed
February 16, 2021, New York– Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals denied the New York City police unions' (along with corrections and fire unions') attempt to stop the City of New York from...
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