Past rulings found there was no legitimate reason to detain Mr. Khalil and that trying to deport him on “foreign policy grounds” is likely unconstitutional September 10, 2025, New York — Today,...
Updated: February 23, 2010
July 21, 2016... Just last week, a federal judge ruled that the government must make contracts with private prison companies available to the public. Detention Watch and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR...
CCR Deputy Legal Director Maria LaHood will join U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights Executive Director Yousef Munayyer for a discussion on Palestinian advocacy in the Trump era. This discussion is...
Updated: April 6, 2017
CCR Senior Staff Attorney Pardiss Kebriaei will participate in a debate titled, Can Drone Strikes Work on September 11th with retired U.S. Air Force Major General and current Executive Director of...
Updated: September 8, 2014
Please save the date and pack the court for oral argument on motions for summary judgment in SMUG v. Lively , a federal lawsuit in which CCR represents Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG). SMUG is a non-...
Updated: September 13, 2016
August 10, 2022, San Diego, CA — On Friday, August 5, a district court judge ruled in Al Otro Lado v. Mayorkas that the government’s turnback policy — its practice of systematically rejecting asylum...
The Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, undertook an official visit to the...
Updated: February 19, 2010
Dombrowski v. Eastland is a government misconduct case in which Dr. James Dombrowski filed suit against the chairperson of the Internal Security Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee...
Updated: March 7, 2023
May 2012" On March 16, 2003, 23-year old human rights defender Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer while protecting Palestinian homes in Gaza from demolition.
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