September 1, 2015Changes in solitary confinement procedures in California prisons are at the core of a legal settlement announced Tuesday. The agreement in federal court between the state and a group of inmates held...
The Center for Constitutional Rights is seeking an Advocacy Director to lead CCR’s advocacy and develop its campaign initiatives, both independently of and in conjunction with our litigation work, as...
Updated: October 3, 2018
Please join CCR at International Law Weekend for a panel discussion on the history of solitary confinement in the United States. This panel will feature CCR Staff Attorney Alexis Agathacleous, and...
Updated: October 24, 2012
April 10, 2013, Oakland – Last night, a federal judge rejected the State of California’s attempt to dismiss a class action lawsuit challenging prolonged solitary confinement in California...
On October 18, 2007, Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) client and extraordinary rendition victim Maher Arar testified at a House Joint Committee hearing convened to discuss his rendition by the...
CCR is proud to co-sponsor this NYC performance of There Is A Field , a new play, written by Jen Marlowe and directed by Noelle Ghoussaini, about Aseel Asleh, a 17-year old Palestinian citizen of...
Updated: February 26, 2016
February 28, 2012, Washington D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that will determine whether corporations can be sued in U.S. courts for their complicity in...
Second CCR Client Also Among Those Released April 16, 2016, New York – Today, the Department of Defense announced the transfer to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR...
September 2, 2021For the last twenty years, the Center for Constitutional Rights has stood alongside our courageous clients and their supporting communities, activists, storytellers, and a broad cadre of other...
March 16, 2026, San Francisco, CA – Anthropic’s “red line” on the Trump administration’s use of its Artificial Intelligence product “Claude” to enable fully autonomous lethal warfare overlooks the...
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