November 26, 2018Federal Court Blocks Trump Asylum Ban [caption align="right"] [/caption] A federal court temporarily blocked the Trump administration's new asylum ban last week while we work to get a preliminary...
Lower court described Israel’s conduct as a “plausible”case of genocide after extraordinary testimony from Palestinian victims of Israel’s U.S.-supported crimes July 15, 2024, San Francisco, CA –...
October 16, 2012, New York and Crescent City, CA– On the one year anniversary of the end of their hunger strikes and the agreements struck with the California Department of Corrections and...
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March 5, 2018Last week, we went to court with ArchCity Defenders and co-counsel to challenge St. Louis County’s unconstitutional "Wanted" system to certify a plaintiff class of thousands of people who’ve been...
October 6, 2010, New York, NY – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) joined Detention Watch Network (DWN) and other rights groups in a National Day of Action marking the one-year...
In recognition of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Center for Constitutional Rights offers the following statement of solidarity: We stand in solidarity and celebrate with...
May 18, 2009, New York – Today the United States Supreme Court issued a decision against a post-9/11 detainee’s challenge to former Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert...
March 29, 2017The U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly and of Association had some strong words for the U.S. Congress during his testimony to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission last Tuesday. Speaking...
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