June 6, 2016... In the years since Yousry’s arrest and trial, the U.S. government has struggled to find competent Arabic-language translators. In sensitive legal cases, like the ongoing military-court hearings...
March 1, 2022...“A stain on the moral fiber of America.” That’s how seven jurors, all senior military officers, described what happened to Majid Khan at secret CIA prisons overseas in the early years of the war...
The Case against Avi Dichter International law and Accountability Just before midnight on July 22, 2002, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dropped a one-ton bomb on Al-Daraj, a densely-populated...
Updated: January 24, 2011
May 2009Warren reacts to President Obama and Vice President Dick Cheney’s dueling speeches on torture. Warren took part in a secret meeting Wednesday between Obama and several human rights groups. Warren...
February 12, 2018Last week, CCR held our Board meeting in Jackson, Mississippi. CCR was founded in 1966 by attorneys who represented civil rights movements in the South, and Mississippi is the programmatic birthplace...
In the summer of 2012, the Buffalo Police Department created a "Strike Force" Unit to aggressively patrol and conduct vehicle checkpoints in "high crime" areas of the city. While purportedly set up...
Updated: June 3, 2026
In 2010, the U.S. Bureau of the Census hired over a million temporary employees to conduct census surveys and serve in clerical positions. The Bureau ran the names of all applicants through the FBI...
Updated: April 20, 2016
The Policy Advocacy Manager (PAM) will conduct policy advocacy, primarily at the federal level, to advance the Center for Constitutional Rights’ key priorities in challenging white supremacy,...
Updated: November 17, 2025
February 4, 2015 — In light of Ashton Carter's confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee today, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: The...
In new FOIA requests, civil rights attorneys request government records after civil rights complaints left unanswered April 26, 2021, Washington, D.C. – Civil rights attorneys today submitted a pair...
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