March 28, 2025During a hearing before a federal judge, a lawyer for Khalil said the Trump administration was taking a “radical” position on his case. “Everyone knows about this case and is wondering whether they’...
January 2009Omar Khadr isn't the only Guantanamo inmate who could look northward if the incoming Obama administration carries through on its promise to shut the military prison. Three other men who once lived in...
April 1, 2022... Lawsuits brought in those areas have spurred meaningful change. For instance, a class action brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights helped curb the stop-and-frisk practice in New York...
Our case against Scott Lively is entering a critical phase and you can help. Visit our Stop Scott Lively campaign on crowdrise for more details.
Updated: February 4, 2014
CCR Executive Director Vincent Warren will deliver the C. Clyde Ferguson Annual Lecture at Howard University School of Law. A reception will be held immediately following the event. When: Wednesday,...
Updated: October 7, 2013
December 2014"Four Afghan prisoners in Guantanamo Bay have been sent back to their home country, the Pentagon says. Shawali Khan, Khi Ali Gul, Abdul Ghani and Mohammed Zahir were repatriated after a review of...
February 2015" Two activists are scheduled to appear in a federal district court in Chicago on Thursday, marking the first time that the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA)—which criminalizes protected speech...
A predominantly Muslim community in Paterson, New Jersey was one of the areas under police surveillance after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. New York Police Department officers monitored...
Updated: June 4, 2015
September 1, 2015Lawyers representing thousands of inmates who have been held in small, windowless rooms say they’ve reached a settlement with the state of California to end the practice of extreme long-term...
February 23, 2016President Obama made what appeared to be a hail Mary pass on Tuesday as he announced, once again , that his administration had prepared a closure plan for the Guantánamo Bay detention center. Evoking...
Pages
