November 17, 2009, New York – Yesterday, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed the…
November 12, 2009, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a…
October 29, 2007. US v Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty Inc., et al, 06-4211, U.S. Court of Appeals for Third Circuit. CCR filed amicus brief on behalf of CCR, National Lawyers Guild, and First Amendment Lawyers Association in support of First Amendment rights of seven defendant appellants. Defendants were convicted of violating the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act based on their words and organizational internet postings. CCR Attorneys Matthew Strugar and Rachel Meeropol.
October 14, 2009. Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions of the defendants rejecting First Amendment claims.