In December 2020, Joyce McMillan was a part-time employee of Singeria, a contractor with New York City's Administration for Children's Services (ACS). After a Facebook post where Ms. McMillan stated...
Updated: October 28, 2024
A civil rights lawsuit which challenged the State of Illinois’ practice of creating exclusive agreements with telephone companies for inmate telephone service.
Updated: October 9, 2007
Byrd v. Goord is a civil rights case that challenged the collect-call only telephone service for prison inmates operated by the New York State Department of Correctional Services (DOCS). On March 21...
Updated: October 20, 2007
On April 9, 2010, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a civil complaint with the Department of Homeland Security regarding the mistreatment of detainees at the Port Isabel Detention...
Updated: September 18, 2012
Under the United States’ Visa Waiver Program, nationals from certain designated countries can enter the U.S. as temporary visitors without first obtaining a visa. In order for a country to qualify...
Updated: February 23, 2024
On Monday and Tuesday, May 5-6th, the Vatican will be questioned by the United Nations Committee Against Torture about its record on child sexual violence. This is the second time this year the...
Updated: May 5, 2014
Harrington v. MTA is a civil suit filed on behalf of Kevin Harrington, a Sikh subway motorman who, following the September 11 attacks, was ordered by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York to...
Updated: June 4, 2012
February 14, 2013 - Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry calling on the United States...
Updated: February 14, 2013
CCR is proud to endorse an event by the Committee for Open Discussion of Zionism in coordination with the National Lawyers Guild to discuss the meaning of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) and...
Updated: August 29, 2013
Website and Activist Guide Focus on Freedom of Information Act for Social Justice Movements May 29, 2019, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights launched the Open Records Project:...
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