Although federal courts have interpreted Washington state’s new anti-SLAPP statute several times, state appellate courts have only just begun to do so, with the first cases making their way to the...
Some nine months after allowing certification of two classes in Ashker v. Brown (N.D. Cal. No. C 09-5796 CW), Judge Claudia Wilken issued her written order granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to...
On April 16, the Department of Defense issued a short press release announcing that Mohammed al-Hamiri, a Yemeni citizen held at Guantánamo Bay, had been transferred for release. Hamiri had been...
Mahmood Khan had no idea that his brother had succumbed to "this poison" of terrorism. When Majid Khan was arrested by Pakistani security forces in 2003, family members — many of whom still live in...
...Vincent Warren, the executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, told Democracy Now on Friday, "This is the first time that I have seen the status of being undocumented looked at as...
CCR Legal Director Baher Azmy will join a panel of legal experts to discuss the recent travel restrictions on travelers from Muslim-majority countries. The discussion will also include: Faiza Patel...
...“Thousands or millions of peoples lives now depend on this waiver process. It’s become their only hope,” said Diala Shamas, a lawyer at the Center for Constitutional Rights. “It’s quite possible...
...The Center for Constitutional Rights wants America to start paying attention again. CCR, continuing their historical mission of “hitting them where they ain’t” advocacy, largely sat out the...
... We’ll have more coverage of Janna Jihad’s tour in days to come. She will speak at the Capitol on July 24th, along with Maria LaHood of Center for Constitutional Rights, sponsored by American...
