CCR granted Special Consultative Status to Economic and Social Council of the United Nations The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) was granted official special consultative status last week with...
In Court Challenging Racially Discriminatory "Emergency Manager" Law On Wednesday, a federal court in Detroit heard oral argument in CCR’s case challenging Michigan’s controversial Emergency Manager...
Court Orders NYPD to Record All Citizen Encounters [caption align="right"] [/caption] In a victory for New Yorkers, last week a federal court ordered the NYPD to begin electronically recording all...
Guantánamo: there have to be limits, detainees must be released [caption align="right"] [/caption] Last Wednesday, we argued before a federal judge in Washington D.C. to challenge Donald Trump's...
“[It’s] like we’re buried alive.” That’s how CCR client Sharqawi Al Hajj describes his imprisonment at Guantánamo, as a cemetery. Before he was brought to the island prison, Sharqawi was disappeared...
CCR Heads to Court in Guantánamo Mass Legal Challenge, Arguing Court Should End the Perpetual Detention of "Forever Prisoners" [caption align="right"] [/caption] On Wednesday, CCR will challenge...
With a conservative Supreme Court majority, it was no surprise the justices upheld Trump's Muslim Ban. But there was a silver lining: In a vote against the racist policy, Justice Breyer cited on page...
Last Thursday, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) celebrated “ The Activists Files’ ” official launch on iTunes. Guests enjoyed wine and hors d’oeuvres and played a game of “Would You Rather...
CCR ED signs letter to NFL about anthem protest policy CCR Executive Director Vince Warren has signed onto a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell expressing objection to the National Football...
Who are we? Part I: Join us on Juneteenth [caption align="right"] [/caption] CCR is proud to be a presenting partner of "Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America" at New York's Town Hall tomorrow...
Thank you for making the 'Palestine Is Everywhere' night so special! [caption align="right"] [/caption] Between live music performances, powerful dance, and passionate stories, the #JusticeDelegation...
Subscribe to The Activist Files podcast on iTunes [caption align="right"] [/caption] CCR’s new podcast, The Activist Files , is now available on iTunes ! Subscribe here now. Our monthly series...
This Thursday, a Canadian logging company named Resolute Forest Products will be in federal court, arguing that Greenpeace, STAND.earth, and “Jane Does 1-20” are part of a criminal racketeering...
Resist SLAPP lawsuits [caption align="left"] [/caption] Join protectors of the environment and the defenders of the First Amendment Thursday in federal court in San Francisco, CA for a hearing on the...
Facilitator issues final report on Joint Remedial Process stop-and-frisk reforms Last week, the facilitator in the Joint Remedial Process (JRP) to reform the New York City Police Department's (NYPD)...
Nakba Day: This Tuesday will mark 70 years of the Nakba, or the catastrophe, commemorating the forced displacement of Palestinians by the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. It has also...
No reward for torture: #BlockHaspel as CIA Director Wednesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee will hold a public confirmation hearing for Gina Haspel, Trump's pick for CIA director. No one, not...
The impact of Trump's Muslim ban on Yemeni-Americans [caption align="right"] [/caption] Last Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Trump's Muslim Ban. As CCR Legal Worker Ibraham...
Cross-posted from National Immigration Law Center . Today the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a legal challenge to President Trump’s travel ban, which bars nationals of several Muslim-...
Muslim Ban to be decided this week [caption align="right"] [/caption] Oral arguments on the Muslim Ban (AKA the Travel Ban and Hawaii v. Trump), are slated for Wednesday. The Supreme Court reinstated...
