December 2007The Supreme Court last week took another shot at resolving some ofthe questions surrounding the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, which for many critics has become an international symbol of unchecked...
July 11, 2018...Without court intervention, the lawyers argued, the government would allow the prisoners to die in detention without having a trial or being reunited with their families. “There have to be some...
Introduction | About the Authors | Table of Contents | How to Order the Book | Find Documents | Updates Book Update: February 2008 by Beth Stephens The second edition of International Human Rights...
Updated: September 16, 2009
In this series of related cases, CCR has tackled two sets of legal prohibitions that make it a crime to provide support, including humanitarian aid, literature distribution and political advocacy, to...
Updated: September 8, 2021
CCR and nine other organizations sent a letter to Congress members on August 9, 2017, expressing opposition to the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, federal legislation that would amend existing law to ban...
Updated: December 14, 2018
Introduction | About the Authors | Table of Contents | How to Order the Book | Find Documents | Updates TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Updated: March 25, 2008
Legal Glossary Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) , also known as Alien Tort Statute (ATS) – The Alien Tort Claims Act is a federal statute from 1789 that allows foreign victims of international...
Updated: February 19, 2010
The Center for Constitutional Rights, the National Lawyers Guild, and Palestine Legal have engaged in advocacy to oppose legislation in California that would threaten core First Amendment-protected...
Updated: October 16, 2017
As part of a continuing effort to challenge bills that threaten core First Amendment-protected activity in support of Palestinian rights, CCR and other rights organizations have engaged in advocacy...
Updated: December 14, 2018
On February 13, 2018, CCR and 14 other organizations sent a memorandum to Missouri lawmakers opposing S.B. 849 and H.B. 2179, anti-boycott bills that would require any prospective state contractors...
Updated: February 21, 2018
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