November 4, 2017President Trump is not known for hiding his views, and it didn’t take long before he publicly called for Sayfullo Saipov , the suspected New York terrorist, to be put to death. Saipov, a 29-year-old...
COVID-19 Could Be “Death Sentence” Due to Unsafe Conditions April 17, 2020, Natchez, Mississippi – Seven medically vulnerable people currently held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the...
The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Jesner, et al. v. Arab Bank, PLC to decide the question of whether corporations are liable under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). CCR's brief argues that the...
Updated: April 24, 2018
CCR, Palestine Legal, and 20 other rights organizations put out a call on December 9, 2016, International Human Rights Defenders Day, to demand protection for and an end to threats against,...
Updated: March 15, 2017
Fighting for health and safety, groups ask court for role in addressing decades-long crisis September 26, 2023, Jackson, MS – Following on the heels of a major legal victory for residents’ efforts...
“Race in the USA” is The New School’s second University course on post-election America, and is sponsored by the Provost’s Office and the 2017 Henry Cohen Lecture Series of The Milano School of...
Updated: November 28, 2017
Media reports suggest that the Trump administration is considering designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. The undersigned coalition of organizations is deeply concerned that...
Updated: February 23, 2017
On February 20, 2018, CCR and partner organizations Asian Law Caucus, Muslim Advocates, and the Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic at Pennsylvania State Law School released a resource providing...
Updated: February 20, 2018
On December 8, 2015, CCR Legal Worker Ian Head testified on behalf of the Center before the New York State Assembly on the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement officials. Testimony of the...
Updated: December 14, 2015
June 17, 2011, Washington, D.C. – The Center for Constitutional Rights, Detention Watch Network (DWN), Rights Working Group (RWG), National Day Laborer Organizing Network and the National...
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