January 2015More than once, the late Supreme Court Justice William Brennan told me: 'This nation will not be civilized until it ends the death penalty.' But how civilized are we now, when, according to extended...
September 1, 2015California authorities have agreed to sharply limit the number of inmates held in isolation for long periods of time, a major development in the national debate about solitary confinement. The...
CCR is a proud cosponsor of the upcoming march, rally, and vigil to #CloseRikers. We will join a contingent of New Yorkers to show Mayor Bill De Blasio that the City is united! The march will begin...
Updated: September 20, 2016
Is the Trump administration attempting to erase history? On Friday, congressional officials confirmed the administration has begun returning to Congress copies of the Senate’s explosive 2014 report...
Updated: June 5, 2017
They will call for an end to impunity for Israeli forces and settlers and for the release of a Palestinian-American teenager from Israeli prison
The Center for Constitutional Rights is hiring Justice Fellow s for 9/2026 - 9/2028. The Justice Fellowship at the Center for Constitutional Rights is a two-year program for emerging lawyers (0-2...
Updated: September 10, 2025
On April 13, 2018, CCR joined Palestine Legal, Jewish Voice for Peace, and eleven other organizations in sending a letter to 280 universities asking officials to take action to protect free speech in...
Updated: April 20, 2018
February 23, 2009, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released a report on the current conditions in Camps 5, 6, and Echo following the press conference today of Adm. Patrick M...
January 21, 2011, New York – Upon the anniversary of President Obama’s broken promise to close Guantánamo, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) reported that a man detained...
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