Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens died last week at age 99, almost a decade after retiring from the high court. Stevens was nominated in 1975 by Republican President Gerald Ford,...
Updated: July 31, 2019
Open records requests from RISE St. James in Louisiana revealed critically important information about the burial grounds of formerly enslaved Black people. Photo credit: Bron Moyi for Louisiana...
Updated: June 10, 2025
September 9, 2019, Oakland, CA — A federal court has reinstated a nationwide injunction blocking a Trump administration asylum ban that denied asylum to anyone at the southern border who had...
This temporary position will provide support for the development department during the year-end fundraising period. This position is part time from Monday to Thursday, 8 hours a day for 32 hours a...
Updated: December 17, 2021
CCR joined 15 civil society organizations in sending a letter to members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations concerning the confirmation hearing of Mr. Rex Tillerson as the United States...
Updated: January 10, 2017
What happens to a predominantly Black community when its government officials prioritize profit over health and legacy? On the 49th episode of “The Activist Files", legal worker Sadé Evans speaks...
Updated: March 7, 2023
Washington, DC – Top human rights organizations, actors, musicians and activists, including Viggo Mortensen, Roseanne Cash, Amnesty International and the Center for Constitutional Rights, sent...
THE FUTURE OF HABEAS CORPUS AND EXECUTIVE POWER: Al Odah v. United States Pre-Argument Panel 6:00 – 8:00 PM Georgetown University Law Center 12th Floor, Gewirz Student Residence Hall 600 New Jersey...
Updated: November 30, 2007
Join attorney Maria LaHood for an evening panel discussion and performance of "An American Rendition". The panel discussion will immediately following the performance. An American Rendition...
Updated: September 22, 2008
Laura Flanders Journalist and host of GRITtv Chris Hedges Senior fellow at The Nation Institute and former Middle East correspondent for the New York Times Sister Diana Ortiz Survivor of torture,...
Updated: June 2, 2009
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