June 8, 2009 - Today, plaintiffs and defendants reached a settlement in the human rights cases brought against Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and Shell Transport and Trading, p.l.c., Shell’s...
At the Center for Constitutional Rights, we believe in the transformative power of art and culture, and have long worked with artists, storytellers, and cultural institutions to not only reflect the...
March 8, 2010, New York – Friday, six (6) amicus curiae briefs were filed with the Supreme Court in support of the petition for certiorari filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on...
District court judge found “plausible” case of genocide but dismissed lawsuit on jurisdiction grounds September 10, 2024, San Francisco – An array of authorities from government to academia to the...
August 10, 2016, New York – Yesterday, Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) submitted a filing in federal court documenting the widespread and systematic...
January 2017 in Washington is a month history won’t soon forget—and for us at CCR, it’s especially meaningful. We will be at the Supreme Court, arguing Ziglar v. Abbasi (formerly known as Turkmen v...
March 30, 2011, New York – Today, prisoners in two experimental federal prison units called “Communications Management Units” (CMUs) won the right to have their day in court and...
In July 2017, Jessica Reznicek and Ruby Montoya, two activists from the Catholic Worker Movement, held a press conference to announce that they were responsible for acts of vandalism against the...
Friday, March 23 – Sunday, March 25 , the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) will host its 2012 National Conference at the Stamford Connecticut Hilton. The theme is Say No to the NATO/G8...
Justice sought by five U.S. citizens who collectively lost hundreds of family members during Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza February 4, 2025, New York – Today, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
