Government Abuse of Power

FAQs: What Are Ghost Detentions and Black Sites

Soon after September 11, reports began appearing that people were being picked up around the world and held by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). These people weren’t being held by their...

Wilner v. National Security Agency (NSA)

A FOIA lawsuit seeking records of any NSA surveillance gathered on 23 attorneys who represented men detained at Guantánamo.

Turkmen v. Ashcroft

A class action lawsuit challenging the 9/11 immigration detentions.

Killmon, et al. v. City of Miami, et al.

Killmon, et al. v. City of Miami, et al. is a lawsuit brought on behalf of 21 activists against 50 defendants from the City of Miami, Miami-Dade County, the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the City of...

CCR v. Obama (formerly CCR v. Bush)

A case challenging warrantless surveillance by the NSA

al Qahtani v. Obama

A habeas corpus petition on behalf of the only Guantánamo detainee who the government has openly admitted was tortured.

Civil Rights Group to Sue Over U.S. Handling of Muslim Men

CCR prepares class action law suit accusing the government of arbitrarily holding Muslim prisoners without trial in wake of September 11.

Eight Soldiers Plan to Sue Over Army Tours of Duty

CCR provides legal support for 8 U.S. soldiers prevented from returning home to challenge the army's stop-loss policy.

Video: Beyond Guantanamo - Rescue the Constitution

September 2007

Michael Ratner: Gonzales "Has His Hand Deep in the Blood of the Conspiracy of Torture"

Transcript of interview with Michael Ratner about Gonzales' role in laying the legal groundwork for torture at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.

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