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Repost: International Human Rights Pioneer Peter Weiss Celebrates 90

November 4, 2025

Longtime Center for Constitutional Rights ally and mentor Peter Weiss passed away on November 3, 2025, just short of his 100th birthday. Here we re-post this tribute from his 90th: International Human Rights Pioneer Peter Weiss Celebrates 90 December 8, 2015 By Baher Azmy It would be difficult to overstate Peter Weiss’s contributions to international human rights law. He became active in CCR early in its history and served on the board for nearly five decades, litigating numerous cases and shaping who we are today in innumerable and invaluable ways. His work has shaped the course of...

News: Call to action: Tell the Supreme Court to defend the rights of LGBTQ workers

October 7, 2019

Call to action: Tell the Supreme Court to defend the rights of LGBTQ workers [caption align="left"] [/caption] Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear cases to decide whether LGBTQ people are protected...

News: Angela Davis in conversation with Executive Director Vince Warren and Board Member Amanda Alexander

September 23, 2019

Angela Davis in conversation with Executive Director Vince WArren and Board Member Amanda Alexander [caption align="right"] [/caption] Join us for what promises to be an eye-opening conversation with...

News: Trump’s new public charge rule must be stopped. We’re asking a federal court to do just that.

September 16, 2019

Trump's new public charge rule must be stopped. We're asking a federal court to do just that. [caption align="right"] [/caption] On Tuesday, we filed a motion in federal court to halt the Trump...

News: The Trump administration is separating Yemeni-American families. We’re suing to reunite them.

September 10, 2019

The Trump administration is separating Yemeni-American families. We're suing to reunite them. [caption align="right"] [/caption] On Thursday, we filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for...

News: We’re suing to keep immigrant families together.

September 2, 2019

We're suing to keep immigrant families together [caption align="right"] [/caption] On Tuesday, community organizations filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration’s cruel, racist, and patently...

News: Breaking: Trial date pending in Al Shimari case

August 26, 2019

Breaking: Trial date pending in Al Shimari case [caption align="right"] [/caption] On Friday, in our long running case on behalf of three Iraqi Abu Ghraib torture survivors, Al Shimari, et al. v...

News: Cruel, racist, and patently unlawful: Trump's new Public Charge Rule

August 19, 2019

Cruel, racist, and patently unlawful: Trumps new Public Charge Rule [caption align="right"] [/caption] On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced its long-awaited Public Charge Rule,...

News: Victory! Fordham University Students Win Landmark Fight to Establish Palestine Club

August 12, 2019

Fordham University Students Win Landmark Fight to Establish Palestine Club Five Fordham University students, represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights, have won a landmark legal victory...

News: We continue our fight to protect asylum rights

August 5, 2019

We continue our fight to protect asylum rights In a decision late Monday , a federal district court rejected the Trump administration's second attempt to dismiss our lawsuit, Al Otro Lado v. Nielsen...

An evening of activism with Laverne Cox

August 2, 2019

Last month, I had the privilege of moderating a discussion at Simpson Thacher’s 6th Annual Citywide Diversity Reception with activist and Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox . Cox, who gained...

News: Victory! Federal judge blocks Trump’s new asylum rules

July 29, 2019

Victory! Federal judge blocks Trump's new asylum rules On Wednesday, representing a number of grassroots immigration service providers, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the ACLU, and the SPLC...

What’s progressive about trying to silence a boycott for peace and justice?

July 29, 2019

Last week, the House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, a global campaign combating Israeli human rights abuses and violations of...

News: UPDATE: We're taking on Trump's newest asylum restrictions

July 22, 2019

UPDATE: We're taking on Trump's newest asylum restrictions Last week, the Center for Constitutional Rights, in collaboration with the American Civil Liberties Union, and Southern Poverty Law Center,...

News: Join us in D.C. Superior Court and support academics in the BDS movement

July 15, 2019

Join us in D.C. Superior Court and support academics in the BDS movement On Wednesday July 17, join the Center for Constitutional Rights and other defense counsel as we argue in support of the...

News: All fines dropped for Ramapough Lenape Nation in NJ

July 8, 2019

All fines dropped for Ramapough Lenape Nation in NJ On June 28, the Ramapough Lenape Nation and the Township of Mahwah reached a settlement in all their pending lawsuits. The settlement with Mahwah...

News: Inspector General report slams NYPD for continued biased policing six years after stop-and-frisk trial

July 1, 2019

Inspector General report slams NYPD for continued biased policing six years after stop-and-frisk trial On Wednesday, the Office of the Inspector General for the New York City Police Department...

News: Reflecting on the Stonewall uprising and 50 years of struggle

June 24, 2019

Reflecting on the Stonewall uprising and 50 years of struggle On the 15th episode of The Activist Files, Staff Attorney Chinyere Ezie and Dean Spade , author , activist, and law professor at Seattle...

News: NY must end #WalkingWhileTrans ban

June 17, 2019

NY Must End #WalkingWhileTrans Ban On Wednesday, the Center for Constitutional Rights, along with 34 co-signers, wrote to New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Speaker of...

News: We're urging the UN to investigate U.S. interference in ICC operations

June 10, 2019

We're urging the UN to investigate U.S. interference in ICC operations On Thursday, we filed a complaint with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers over U.S...

News: We're helping movements challenge oppressive systems with FOIA requests

June 3, 2019

We're helping movements challenge oppressive systems with FOIA requests [caption align="right"] [/caption] On Wednesday, the Center for Constitutional Rights launched the Open Records Project : FOIA...

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April 7, 2025