Alexis Agathocleous is a Deputy Legal Director at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where he works on issues of mass incarceration, criminal justice, LGBTQ discrimination, gender justice,...
May 16, 2012, New York – Today, a federal judge granted class certification in a lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) stop-and-frisk practices as unconstitutional...
October 5, 2009, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) learned today of the existence of video and audio tapes of the abusive interrogations of client Mohammed al Qahtani, the...
October 28, 2008, Washington, DC – Today, an international human rights tribunal met to review the U.S. government's treatment of detainees at Guantanamo. The Inter-American Commission on Human...
In New York, on January 5, 2005, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged senators to think of the message confirming Alberto Gonzales to the post of Attorney General will send to the world...
Today’s historic International Court of Justice ruling against Israel comes out hours before federal case is heard January 26, 2024, Oakland, CA – A federal court heard arguments in the case Defense...
Center for Constitutional Rights Applauds Decision February 25, 2016, New York – A U.S. court of appeals today has vacated the immigration fraud conviction of Palestinian-American activist Rasmea...
August 30, 2013 – In response to signals from the Obama administration that it will pursue U.S. military intervention in Syria in the wake of attacks last week, the Center for Constitutional...
CCR is pleased to cosponsor the next No Separate Justice vigil, which will focus on the U.S. government’s use of Special Administrative Measures (SAMs) and highlight the case of Ahmed Abu Ali who has...
NJ Muslims win settlement with NYPD [caption align="right"] [/caption] On Thursday, a group of Muslim-owned businesses, mosques, individuals, and student groups announced that we finalized a...
