May 6, 2026, Washington, D.C. – A Somali man detained without charge at Guantánamo since 2006 today asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to order summarily his release...
Join the Center for Constitutional Rights at The People's Forum for a screening of the documentary Powerlands , followed by a conversation with the film’s director, Ivey-Camille...
Updated: April 19, 2023
September 23, 2016Image: drawing by Marco Perez Today, the 23rd of the month, invoking the 23 hours per day that prisoners spend in their cells in the SHU, activists throughout California are taking action to bring...
April 4, 2008, New York – Today, Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Executive Director Vincent Warren issued the following statement: "I am pleased the ACLU and the National Association of...
April 21, 2016Yesterday morning, the New York Times editorial board took note of Obama Administration’s latest policy inconsistency: fighting in the Supreme Court this week to halt deportations of many...
Board Will Not Reconsider Prisoner for Release May 4, 2017, New York – Today, lawyers at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) criticized a decision by the Guantánamo Periodic Review Board (PRB...
Center for Constitutional Rights puts widely condemned foundation on notice as Trump admin considers giving it $500 million June 11, 2025, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights notified the...
CCR Senior Staff Attorney Rachel Meeropol will speak alongside a distinguished panel of experts about race, social control, and punishment in the U.S. The panel will be part of a daylong symposium...
Updated: February 7, 2017
November 24, 2021 – In response to the conviction of the three men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: We hope the conviction of Ahmaud...
February 29, 2024, New York – In advance of the launch of a mass mobilization by the Poor People’s Campaign on March 2, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: The Center...
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