October 15, 2018..."I already feel the pain going away," said the father after the hearing. "I feel very grateful with the judge who made the decision to give me my child and also with the people who are helping me...
December 6, 2019...We found mass violations of people’s civil rights by law enforcement and city officials. Our report was forwarded to the Center For Constitutional Rights in New York City. Militarized police...
On January 28, 2020, Senior Staff Attorney & Associate Director of Legal Training and Education Rachel Meerpool will join Topeka K. Sam of The Ladies of Hope Ministries,...
Updated: January 22, 2020
November 14, 2013, New York – In response to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ denial of District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin’s request to be heard on the Court of Appeals’...
When the New York Times broke the story of the original NSA warrantless surveillance program in December of 2005, CCR’s legal staff realized that many of our international communications in the...
Updated: September 24, 2012
October 14, 2015A US court said Tuesday that a civil rights lawsuit accusing New York City police of improperly singling out Muslims for surveillance could proceed, reversing a lower court’s decision last year to...
February 24, 2016The US president Barack Obama has released a plan to shut down the controversial detention centre at Guantanamo Bay before he leaves office in January He says the facility is an expensive recruiting...
May 24, 2016With so many cases of animal abuse, animal abuse registries are a hot topic. However, Tennessee is the only state in the country with a public registry. But now, New Jersey could follow suit if...
Since 1974, the Jailhouse Lawyer’s Handbook has supported people who are incarcerated, their families, and advocates in challenging mistreatment and abuse in prisons. The Center for Constitutional...
Updated: August 23, 2021
December 30, 2019Plastics, polution, and burial grounds in Louisiana [caption align="left"] [/caption] Last week, we joined residents of St. James Parish, Louisiana, environmental justice groups, and legal...
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