On September 11-12, 2008, Evangelicals for Human Rights, with the National Religious Campaign Against Torture and Mercer University, will host a national summit on torture in Atlanta, GA, on the...
Updated: May 21, 2008
NYU School of Law's American Constitution Society and Law Students for Human Rights are pleased to announce a panel discussion on National Security and Detainee Policy in the Obama...
Updated: March 26, 2009
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) has joined the Uncovering the Truth Campaign, a series of coordinated events and actions across the nation along with the filing of a federal lawsuit. The...
Updated: April 24, 2010
Part III – ACCOUNTABILITY What We Can Do When Our Government Violates International Laws Ann Wright : Retired Colonel and former US State Dept official - In 1987, Col.Wright joined the Foreign...
Updated: November 9, 2010
The Bertha Social Justice Institute of the Center for Constitutional Rights is proud to co-organize the second annual People's Law Conference in New Orleans. Join fellow law students and...
Updated: April 5, 2013
The Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA) is a massive legislative assault on fundamental rights, including the right to habeas corpus – the right to challenge one’s detention in a court...
Updated: January 11, 2010
Download the factsheet here Learn more about ACORN v. USA Take Action: Tell Congress It Can’t Be Judge, Jury and Executioner ACORN: Organizing Poor and Working Class Communities The Association...
Updated: March 8, 2011
A Brief history of the Alien Tort Statute Adopted as part of the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) has been part of U.S. law for more than 200 years, and allows non-U.S. citizens to...
Updated: February 6, 2017
This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post on April 30, 2010. While people protest the terrible Arizona state law that uses local law enforcement to target immigrants, the federal...
Updated: June 23, 2010
This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post on April 30, 2010. While people protest the terrible Arizona state law that uses local law enforcement to target immigrants, the federal...
Updated: June 23, 2010
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