The U.S. government has a long history of violating the civil and human rights of immigrants, who often lack political power and access to justice. From our early support of the Sanctuary Movement...
Updated: February 5, 2025
Bandele v. City of New York was a federal civil rights lawsuit brought against the City of New York and three NYPD officers in 2007. It charges that the defendants falsely arrested and imprisoned the...
Updated: January 20, 2010
Updated: December 18, 2010
June 3, 2022...JVP action is one of 65 civil society organizations that have endorsed the letter. Other supporters include American Friends Service Committee, the Center for Constitutional Rights, Just Foreign...
October 20, 2015Last week, CCR reposted a new video by dozens of activists about Black-Palestinian solidarity, “ When I see them, I see us .” It draws attention to the parallels between the experiences of...
The Center for Constitutional Rights has long challenged impunity for the Israeli government’s violations of international law related to its illegal occupation of Palestine, U.S. support that...
Updated: October 25, 2023
“Corporate capture” is a phenomenon where private industry uses its political influence to take control of the decision-making apparatus of the state, such as regulatory agencies, law enforcement...
Updated: December 4, 2019
December 7, 2021, Washington, D.C. — In response to today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, “Closing Guantanamo: 20 Years of Injustice,” the Center for Constitutional Rights, which represents men...
January 14, 2022...In the months since that release, there have been few signs of progress in closing the notorious offshore prison on the U.S. base in Cuba. That has led to increased skepticism about Biden’s...
A case challenging warrantless surveillance by the NSA
Updated: September 8, 2021
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