Please join CCR in Washington DC on Thursday, October 15th at 10:00 am for a motion hearing in Ba Odah v. Obama , a habeas corpus petition on behalf of Tariq Ba Odah, a Yemeni man who has been...
President Obama's efforts to close Guantánamo suffered a serious blow recently. Congress passed an annual defense authorization bill that includes new, strict requirements for transferring detainees...
Several years ago, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) obtained emails from the FBI in connection with the organization's Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the government related to...
... Katherine Gallagher, of the Center for Constitutional Rights, said: “Today, the International Criminal Court breathed new life into the mantra that ‘no one is above the law’ and restored some...
The Center for Constitutional Rights is looking for a senior finance management professional. This is a hybrid role (in the office 1-2 days/wk) and an opportunity to work with a deeply committed and...
Today the Center for Constitutional Rights delegation in Haiti visited the Barbancourt II displacement camp in Port-Au-Prince. This camp is home to 310 families who lost their homes in the earthquake...
The President of the legal nonprofit Center for Constitutional Rights, Michael Ratner, has resumed calls for a formal prosecution of ex-Bush Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld following revelations by...
In June, surrounded by Jewish officials and leaders, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced: "If you boycott against Israel, New York will boycott you." To that end, he signed an executive order directing the...
...Abu Ghraib prison detainees can proceed with their 16-year lawsuit accusing defense contractor CACI Premier Tech. Inc. of aiding and abetting torture in Iraq in 2003 and 2004. CACI’s motions to...
**Español abajo** Joined by Immigrant Rights Groups, Women in Sanctuary Seek to Hold Federal Immigration Officials Accountable Under Religious Freedom Restoration Act, First and Eighth Amendments for...
