The Supreme Court declined to take up a case from a convicted murderer Tuesday who argues that Virginia's practice requiring solitary confinement for death row inmates violates his rights under the...
Decades-old rules meant to constrain the New York City Police Department from violating the civil rights of innocent citizens will get some meat on their bones to settle lawsuits over spying on...
In the last comprehensive review of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. government decided nearly 50 were ‘‘too dangerous to transfer but not feasible for prosecution,’’ leaving them in an...
The United States on Saturday transferred nine Yemeni men to Saudi Arabia from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo, including an inmate who had been on a hunger strike since 2007, under a long-...
Joining presidential nominee Jill Stein’s at the top of the Green Party's ticket, the revolutionary activist, organizer and writer Ajamu Baraka has far larger ambitions that merely winning the White...
The looming presidency of Donald Trump has created a deep sense of uncertainty for inmates at Guantanamo on the 15th anniversary of the arrival of the first prisoners at the U.S. base in Cuba...
...Even opponents of the crackdown concede undocumented immigrants who haven’t been in the U.S. for two years may find it difficult to convince a court they’re protected from deportation, said Baher...
CCR Executive Director Vince Warren will join a distinguished panel to discuss the multi-layered effort to protect civil rights that has developed as a result of the new administration's policies...
Two civil rights groups on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security demanding the release of what’s been referred to in government documents as the “Race Paper.” The Center...
... But Center for Constitutional Rights lawyer Pamela C. Spees, who is heading SMUG’s legal team, said it’s no win for Lively. The minister and his lawyers “clearly wanted the language taken out,”...
