Leah Todd (she/they) is a Senior Legal Worker at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where she works on issues related to gender and LGBTQIA+ justice; prisons and detention; freedom of speech,...
Judge Coney Barrett Will Satisfy and Entrench the Retrograde Trump Coalition “Supreme Court Not a Reliable Source of Justice” September 23, 2020, New York – In response to Donald Trump’s nomination...
On September 15, 2022 , at the Peoples Forum, the Center for Constitutional Rights is excited to partner with the People’s Campaign for Parole Justice and Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP)...
Updated: September 15, 2022
Join justice advocates, activists, and attorneys in Washington, D.C. on January 11, 2023, the 21st anniversary of the opening of the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay. We will gather...
Updated: January 6, 2023
December 28, 2016As President Obama’s terms in office come to an end, eight years after he entered office he has yet to deliver on one of his most prominent campaign promises: to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay...
Shocking new details have emerged about how the CIA tortured a former resident of Baltimore, Maryland, who has been in U.S. detention since 2003, first at a CIA black site, then at Guantánamo. Majid...
Updated: September 8, 2021
November 3, 2017The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court is seeking approval to investigate allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan , including possible torture by US forces and the CIA. If...
US officials deliberately sent Maher Arar to Syria under the likelihood that he would be tortured.
The Perceived Tension Between Liberty and Security Don't know what the writ of habeas corpus is? Habeas corpus prevents the indefinite detainment of a prisoner without being charged or brought before...
Updated: May 21, 2008
January 11, 2014, Washington, D.C. – Today marks the 12th anniversary of the arrival of the first men to be detained without charge at Guantánamo. Human rights and civil liberties groups...
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