April 2010Former Queens resident Syed "Fahad" Hashmi, arrested in 2006 for allegedly providing support to Al Qaeda, faces 70 years in prison if convicted at his trial in Manhattan tomorrow. Due to...
March 2012Four years ago Frank Mugisha begged his colleagues to join him for his first demonstration in support of gay rights in Uganda. Only four came along. This week, during a march against gender-based...
October 2014"The de Blasio administration filed the brief after two groups appealed a judge’s decision to toss a suit alleging the NYPD illegally spied on people at mosques, restaurants and school in...
February 2015The first terrorism conviction before a U.S. military court at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba has been reversed. In 2007, Australian David Hicks, who spent almost six years at the base's controversial prison...
January 28, 2016... “Our hope is that the democratic process will proceed to move these bills towards passage, just like any other legislation with such significant support,” said Nahal Zamani, Advocacy Program...
February 24, 2016Republicans in Congress wasted no time on Tuesday in opposing President Barack Obama’s new plan to close the Guantanamo Bay military detention facility, with even some who have previously supported...
CCR Executive Director Vince Warren will join a panel to discuss and explore the appropriate role of, and effective avenues for, legal practitioners and students in support of the growing Movement...
Updated: February 27, 2017
June 6, 2017A federal lawsuit against anti-gay Springfield pastor Scott Lively, charged him with "crimes against humanity" for his actions in Uganda in support of a controversial law criminalizing homesexuality...
February 25, 2019... Today’s proceedings, which ended without a ruling, sparked massive interest from immigration advocates, who filled both the courtroom and an overflow room. The nonprofit groups Make the Road New...
March 22, 2019...Baher Azmy, legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, a nonprofit that works to advance and protect rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, issued a statement Monday afternoon...
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