Melika Olya fled Iran after facing persecution for protesting mandatory hijab laws, only to be locked up by ICE November 12, 2025, El Paso, Texas — A 23-year-old Iranian woman was released today...
April 22, 2015, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement in response to a front-page story in The Washington Post about the Obama...
November 19, 2018In court today challenging Trump's asylum ban [caption align="right"] [/caption] We will be in court today along with the ACLU and Southern Poverty Law Center on our emergency challenge to Donald...
On November 27th, join the Center for Constitutional Rights for a viewing of American Son , a new Broadway play starring Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale. Following the performance, a community...
Updated: October 30, 2018
CCR Executive Director Vince Warren will be participating in a series of panels hosted by Rutgers School of Law - Newark entitled "The Art of Protest #BlackLivesMatter: Community Lawyering and...
Updated: March 18, 2016
Join Senior Staff Attorney Ghita Schwarz for a live briefing with the Practising Law Institute (PLI) on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Since 1966, the Freedom of Information Act has given the...
Updated: June 21, 2019
Authorities in New Jersey have said they hope a historic warming of ties between the United States and Cuba will help them capture and imprison Black Panther Assata Shakur. "We view any changes in...
Updated: May 11, 2016
June 2, 2015As the evening sky darkens, the sergeant and rookie check on a crowd gathered at a makeshift memorial of cards, candles, and flowers near an apartment building’s entrance, the site of a gang shooting...
September 3, 2015A federal court ruled American Muslims, who claim they were placed on the No Fly List after refusing to become informants, are not allowed to sue FBI agents for damages. The case, Tanvir v. Holder,...
Federal Court Monitor Details Ongoing Constitutional Violations and Failure of Supervision; Center for Constitutional Rights Responds October 28, 2020, New York – In response to the release, today,...
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