In April 2014, hundreds of documents detailing the process for designating and keeping prisoners in Federal Bureau of Prisons Communications Management Units (CMUs) were made public for the first...
Updated: August 7, 2014
March 2009Among George W. Bush’s controversial legal maneuvers was a repackaging of the notion of “enemy combatant.” If the President determined a person was an “enemy combatant,” the Bush Justice lawyers...
Bill explores the moral and legal implications of using drones to target our enemies -- both foreign and American -- as well as other intelligence issues with Vicki Divoll, a former general counsel...
Updated: February 6, 2013
Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) teamed up with the Center for Constitutional Rights for this public service announcement on the harmful impact of stop and frisk on communities and how New Yorkers are taking...
Updated: May 23, 2013
The Wiwa v. Shell campaign has posters and poscards available for you to join in the education efforts around the landm Below are downloadable PDFs of the postcards & posters for you to print...
Updated: April 13, 2015
Please join CCR Senior Staff Attorney Wells Dixon and Professor Alex Whiting and as they discuss the role of lawyers in authorizing the post-9/11 US torture program. The panelists will speak about...
Updated: February 11, 2015
September 1, 2015In a resolution that could have wide effects, California's prison system has agreed to change how it handles solitary confinement — and to review the cases of nearly 3,000 prisoners who are currently...
October 13, 2015New Jersey Muslims who said they were illegally targeted by New York City police after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks should be allowed to argue their case in court, a panel of three federal...
November 25, 2015My heartiest congratulations go out to the Center for Constitutional Rights and their client Professor Steven Salaita, who deservedly was awarded $875,000--far less than the assumed amount of wages...
March 17, 2016Yassin Aref, the Albany imam sent to federal prison after being convicted of material support for terrorism, is part of a case heard in court this week involving inmates challenging confinement in...
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