The Supreme Court will hear CCR's case Al Odah v. U.S. this term.
Between current and past cases we have approximately 150 case descriptions available here. This list can be ordered by date or name, and filtered by the issues to which they relate.
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Abdel-Muhti v. Ridge is a federal case that challenged the prolonged imprisonment of Farouk Abdel-Muhti, a Palestinian immigrant activist.
Abdullah, et al. v. Local 46, et al. is a Title VII and civil rights case that challenged the discriminatory practices in the training and mentorship programs of the Metal Lathers Local 46 Union.
Abramowicz v. Lefkowitz was a civil suit in which the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) challenged the New York State law which restricted abortions.
Estate of Himoud Saed Abtan, et al. v. Prince., et al. is a civil case filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against private government contractor, Blackwater (now known as “Xe…
AFSC v. Brady is a case which challenged U.S. government restrictions against group travel to Vietnam and Cambodia.
Al Qahtani v. Obama is a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of Mohammed al Qahtani. Al Qahtani is a Saudi citizen who has been detained in Guantánamo for nearly nine years and who was…
Al Shimari v. CACI is a federal lawsuit brought by four Iraqi torture victims against private US-based contractor CACI International Inc., and CACI Premier Technology, Inc. It asserts that CACI participated directly and through a…
Al-Jundi v. Estate of Oswald is a lawsuit which the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed seeking compensation and damages for the victims of the Attica uprising.
On April 17, 2012, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union made a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request to several government agencies for information about a US airstrike on a…
Al-Quraishi v. Nakhla is a federal lawsuit against US-based private contractor L-3 Services, Inc. (formerly Titan Corporation) and Adel Nakhla, a former employee of Titan/L-3 Services. Brought on behalf of 72 Iraqi Plaintiffs, it brings…
Al-Zahrani v. Rumsfeld, et al. is a civil action filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on behalf of the families and estates of two men who died at Guantánamo Bay in June 2006.…
Estates of Albazzaz, et al. v. Prince, et al. is a civil lawsuit filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against private government contractor, Blackwater (now known as “Xe Services”) and…
Almontaser v. Hilton Hotel is a suit which charged the Hilton Hotel for intentional employment discrimination against Arab-American Muslims who worked as catering staff at the New York Hilton Hotel.
American Baptist Churches v. Thornburgh is a case filed against the U.S. Attorney General and the head of the INS that alleged they violated domestic and international laws when they denied asylum to Salvadorans and…
DJAMEL AMEZIANE *Photo credits: Center for Constitutional Rights Djamel Ameziane is an Algerian refugee who has been detained in Guantánamo Bay since 2002. He has a pending habeas corpus petition, Ameziane v. Obama, in the D.C. District…
CCR has submitted an amicus brief in Glik v. Cunniffe before the First Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of Berkeley Copwatch, Communities United against Police Brutality, Justice Committee, Milwaukee Police Accountability Coalition, Nodutdol for…
Amici consist of community groups, civil rights organizations, and immigrant justice organizations. They contend that the Second Circuit has both violated the ordinary remand rule and, in doing so, interfered with the Ragbir’s fundamental right…
Anderson v. Hale and World Church of the Creator is a civil rights case in which Reverend Stephen Anderson sued the World Church of the Creator, charging them with advocating a “Racial Holy War” that…
Arar v. Ashcroft is a federal lawsuit challenging the rendition of a Canadian citizen to Syria, by the U.S. government, where he was tortured, forced to falsely confess, and released after one year without ever…
Aref, et al. v. Holder, et al. is a federal lawsuit filed against Attorney General Eric Holder, federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) officials, and the BOP itself, challenging policies and conditions at two experimental prison…
Arsberry v. State of Illinois, AT&T, Invision Telecom, MCI Telecommunications Corp., et al. is a civil rights lawsuit which challenged the State of Illinois’ practice of creating exclusive agreements with telephone companies for inmate telephone…
Bandele v. City of New York is a federal civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of three members of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement who were arrested while peacefully and lawfully videotaping NYPD officers.
Bari v. Held is a lawsuit that charged the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Oakland Police Department with violating Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney’s Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizures and…
Mohammed Sulaymon Barre is a Somali citizen who was imprisoned in Guantánamo for nearly eight years. He held official refugee status granted by the United National High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and lived and worked freely…
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