In June 2021, due to a "terrorism enhancement" that the judge imposed at the prosecution's request, Jessica Reznicek was sentenced to eight years in federal prison. Jessica pleaded guilty to a single...
Updated: November 15, 2021
May 28, 2014, Washington, D.C. – Today, Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Senior Attorney Pardiss Kebriaei released the statement below in response to the news that the Obama...
In 2008, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), along with partners from the US Human Rights Network, the Justice Committee and Peoples' Justice coalition presented testimony to the United...
Updated: June 17, 2009
Open Letter in Response to the Closing of the Berks County Family Shelter Care Center and Solicitation of New Family Detention Beds Attention: John Morton, Director of Immigration and Customs...
Updated: January 10, 2012
“You Can’t Sue an Idea,” Say Activists December 5, 2017, New York, NY – On behalf of the environmental magazine the Earth First! Journal , the Center for Constitutional Rights urged a court to...
The Center for Constitutional Rights is hiring Justice Fellow s for 9/2024-9/2026. The Justice Fellowship at the Center for Constitutional Rights is a two-year program for emerging lawyers (0-2 years...
Updated: November 27, 2023
March 12, 2018WA court dismisses seven-year lawsuit over boycott of Israeli goods [caption align="right"] [/caption] On Friday, a Washington State court ended a seven-year litigation battle against former...
In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, and in support of the Indigenous-led week of action People v. Fossil Fuels Oct. 11-15, join the Indigenous Environmental Network , The Red...
Updated: January 11, 2022
May 11, 2017The day I learned of Michael Ratner’s passing, one year ago today, I had to travel to Richmond, Virginia to argue an appeal related to one of the Abu Ghraib torture suits CCR brought against an...
Groups argue “Death by Incarceration” is torture and violates ban on racial discrimination September 15, 2022, New York ‒ A national coalition of advocacy and legal groups today submitted a complaint...
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