When the detention facility at the U.S. Naval base in Guantánamo Bay opened in early 2002, I was a junior in high school. This week, nearly 14 years later, I’m making my first visit to the base as an...
March 15, 2013, New York – Last night, a federal judge approved a settlement between the government and several rights groups in a long-running lawsuit demanding transparency in the...
Planned Giving Options Include CCR in your estate plan and become a member of The Thelma Newman Planned Giving Society. The Thelma Newman Society is named for CCR co-founder Mort Stavis’ legal...
The removal order cannot take effect while his habeas appeals continue April 9, 2026, New York — After Mahmoud Khalil appealed an immigration judge’s decision finding him removable, the Board of...
On the 11th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Iraqi civil society leaders and U.S. military veterans will testify to the lasting impact of the war and make the case that the U.S. government...
In Massive Effort, Civil Rights Groups Seek Reversal of More Than 1000 Convictions by Non-Unanimous Juries in Louisiana in Light of Supreme Court Ruling April 20, 2021, St. Landry Parish and...
NJ Muslims win settlement with NYPD [caption align="right"] [/caption] On Thursday, a group of Muslim-owned businesses, mosques, individuals, and student groups announced that we finalized a...
August 8, 2023, Washington, D.C. – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights , the Center for Constitutional Rights and Texas A&M Law School Immigrant Rights Clinic and Civil Rights Clinic filed a case in...
November 15, 2007, New York – Attorney, author and Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) President Michael Ratner is the recipient of the 2007 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship. One of...
