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November 6, 2026
On Thursday, October 15, 2026, 500 friends, supporters, movement partners, and staff of the Center for Constitutional Rights gathered in Brooklyn, NY for A Splendid Body of Tigerish People: 60 Years of CCR. (Fun fact : The phrase "a splendid body of tigerish people" is a quote attributed to radical journalist Alexander Cockburn, who wrote it to describe our organization’s staff, donors, and movement partners.) At the event, many tigerish people celebrated six decades of working side by side with communities standing up to oppression and struggling for liberation. Sixty years of fighting for...
November 4, 2025
The Center for Constitutional Rights mourns the passing of Peter Weiss, the visionary human rights lawyer, our beloved mentor and friend, and our long-time vice president, who served on our board for...
July 11, 2025
The following remarks were made by Celine Zhu at the Justice Committee's rally + press conference in New York City on July 11: Good afternoon. My name is Celine, and I am an attorney at the Center...