...One of Mr. Khan’s first calls on that new phone was to the two New York City lawyers who had represented him longest and helped him navigate his path to freedom — J. Wells Dixon of the Center for...
Join the Center for Constitutional Rights on July 29 for a hearing in our lawsuit, Stanley v. Ivey , which challenges involuntary servitude in Alabama prisons. The Defendants, Governor Kay Ivey and...
March 28, 2014, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement in response to the announcement that Phil Eure was appointed as the first Inspector...
New York City’s police force, in its fight against crime, has increasingly used a strategy known as “stop, question and frisk,” which allows officers to stop someone based on a...
CCR Social Justice Institute fellow Chauniqua Young will take part in an important forum between family members of folks murdered by the NYPD, community organizers and advocates. Save the date! More...
On June 19, 2006 the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and its co-counsel filed an emergency motion on behalf of Salah Ali Abdullah Ahmed Al Salami, a detainee who died in Guantánamo Naval Base...
Isolation and harsh conditions at Guantanamo Bay have driven a Syrian prisoner to attempt suicide, repeatedly bang his head against the wall and show other signs of "mental deterioration,"...
The Perceived Tension Between Liberty and Security Don't know what the writ of habeas corpus is? Habeas corpus prevents the indefinite detainment of a prisoner without being charged or brought before...
