March 19, 2021, New York – In response to Wednesday's killings in Georgia, the Center for Constitutional Rights offers the following statement of solidarity: We honor the lives and mourn the loss of...
While there has been recent criticism of those taking the position that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians, there is a long history of human rights scholarship and legal analysis that...
Updated: October 5, 2016
Sabrina Carmona Sanchez filed a habeas petition on February 2, 2026 challenging her unlawful detention in immigration custody at Adams County Correctional Center in Natchez, Mississippi — a privately...
Updated: June 2, 2026
July 22, 2009, New York, NY – Today, United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit charging the Fire Department of New York (FDNY...
From the height of the Civil Rights movement to the depths of Bush's war on the U.S. Constitution and fundamental human decency, the cases CCR has litigated have made legal history and emboldened...
Updated: November 7, 2008
October 11, 2021 — In recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: From our offices on occupied Lenape territory in lower Manhattan, we...
On March 16, 2003, Rachel Corrie was killed by an Israeli soldier operating a Caterpillar D9 bu lldozer as she stood in front of the home of the Nasrallah family, where she had previously stay ed, to...
Updated: January 25, 2016
UNRWA USA National Committee Inc. (UNRWA USA) is a U.S. nonprofit that supports the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Following the attacks of...
Updated: May 5, 2026
January 21, 2019Fireside Chat with Wolfgang Kaleck [caption align="right"] [/caption] This Friday, January 25, the Center for Constitutional Rights will host a fireside chat with renowned human rights secretary for...
Representing David Hicks, an Australian citizen who was detained for five and a half years at Guantánamo, where he was tortured.
Updated: August 19, 2015
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