Mr. Abdel-Muhti was a stateless Palestinian born in the Ramallah district of the West Bank in August 1947. Because he left the West Bank before the Israeli takeover in 1967, he could not receive...
Updated: January 25, 2010
In Abramowicz v. Lefkowitz, attorneys at CCR brought the first challenge to the constitutionality of abortion statutes in which women were the plaintiffs and the issues raised were those of a woman...
Updated: January 25, 2010
January 2006Two groups claim domestic spying program violated privacy
July 2006On behalf of the Bush administration, the Justice Department claims that efforts to challenge the US domestic wiretapping program constitutes a threat to national security.
November 2004Bush nominates White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales as the next attorney general.
June 20046th U.S. circuit court of appeals rules that prison inmates cannot be transferred to a super-maximum prison without a hearing.
February 2005CCR represents Vulcan Society in arguing that the fire department's testing methods violate the civil rights of black applicants.
January 2006Two leading civil rights groups plan to file lawsuits against the Bush administration over its domestic spying program.
December 2007In a potentially landmark case, at least four justices cast doubt on administration efforts to deny Guantanamo Bay detainees traditional legal rights.
March 2008Discussion about changes in Guantanamo policy allowing inmates to phone family members in an attempt to address issues of frustration among detainees, as well as CCR members questioning whether the...
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