March 6, 2020..."Today, the International Criminal Court breathed new life into the mantra that 'no one is above the law' and restored some hope that justice can be available—and applied—to all," declared...
Stop-and-frisk abuses and other abusive NYPD practices over the past few decades resulted in a federal court ordering that changes be developed with community input, as the result of several class...
Updated: November 21, 2016
Michelle J. DePass, Oregon, is the president and chief executive officer of Meyer Memorial Trust. DePass began her career as a community organizer in New York and went onto leadership positions in...
October 9, 2013, New York – Prisoners on California and Louisiana’s death row are being held in conditions that amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or torture under...
Demand for confidential info threatens attorney-client privilege, freedom of association, religious freedom, orgs say March 22, 2023, Lafayette, LA – Three local immigrant rights organizations are...
Elsa Maria Mota is a Bertha Justice Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where she specializes in advocating for immigrant rights and racial justice by challenging government misconduct...
CCR is proud to partner with Maysles Cinema for the Harlem Premiere of The Central Park 5, a riveting documentary that tells the untold story of five teenagers from Harlem who were convicted, and...
Updated: November 26, 2012
Rhonda Copelon was a force of nature and a CCR institution. As an early staff member and longtime Board member, Rhonda blazed the trail for countless people’s lawyers and social justice...
Updated: February 11, 2011
June 17, 2015High-level officials in the George W. Bush administration can be sued by immigrants who were swept up in post-9/11 investigations and subjected to abuse while held in detention facilities, the Second...
August 25, 2016... It was only a matter of time before the United States itself became the target of foreign legal proceedings. In 2005, Swiss prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into the United States’ use...
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