August 1, 2013, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement in anticipation of President Obama’s meeting with President Hadi of Yemen at...
April 5, 2013, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) made the following statement in response to a UN announcement that “The United Nations High Commissioner for...
The Center for Constitutional Rights is hosting a panel at this year’s Netroots Nation 2008 Convention, held from July 17 to July 20, 2008 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. Netroots...
Updated: July 2, 2008
Join CCR and Maysles Cinema for a screening and discussion of "Citizenfour" as part of an Oscar Buzz series. After the film, CCR Senior Staff Attorney Shane Kadidal will provide context...
Updated: February 3, 2015
February 2, 2016On February 2, 2012, after NYPD officers unlawfully entered into his home without a warrant, probable cause, or any other legal justification, NYPD officer Richard Haste shot and killed 18-year-old...
April 21, 2016Yesterday morning, the New York Times editorial board took note of Obama Administration’s latest policy inconsistency: fighting in the Supreme Court this week to halt deportations of many...
February 14, 2017 The Center for Constitutional Rights (“CCR”) urges New York state legislators to support proposed legislation ( A.5617 ). This bill is an important step to codify and strengthen the...
Updated: February 16, 2017
CCR and Muslim Advocates File FOIA Lawsuit on Opaque Muslim Ban Waiver Process Washington, DC – Following the United States Supreme Court decision to uphold the Muslim Ban, Muslim Advocates (MA) and...
August 20, 2018In California, prisoners will help develop a remedy to unjust detention conditions [caption align="right"] [/caption] For the first time, the men who were held in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) at...
Visa Approvals Unlawfully Rescinded, Wrongly Invoking Ban December 18, 2018, New York – Yesterday evening, a group of Yemeni-Americans filed a federal lawsuit over the State Department’s refusal to...
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