February 23, 2022In the days after 9/11, dozens of men faced systemic abuse at the MDC due to their race, religion, immigration status, and ethnicity.
The Center for Constitutional Rights is hiring Justice Fellow s for 9/2024-9/2026. The Justice Fellowship at the Center for Constitutional Rights is a two-year program for emerging lawyers (0-2 years...
Updated: November 27, 2023
August 3, 2020, Miami – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated a trial court judgment that had been entered in favor of Bolivia’s former president, Gonzalo Sánchez de...
COVID-19 Could Be “Death Sentence” Due to Unsafe Conditions April 17, 2020, Natchez, Mississippi – Seven medically vulnerable people currently held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the...
On November 15, the Arizona Palestine Solidarity Alliance (APSA), Black Lives Matter (BLM) Phoenix Metro, Mijente, and Puente continue their fight against the corporate-led American Legislative...
Updated: November 12, 2022
The Abolitionist Law Center (ALC), Amistad Law Project (ALP), and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a lawsuit on behalf of individuals serving mandatory sentences of Death By Incarceration (...
Updated: October 25, 2021
Federal District Court Hears Arguments in Asylum Case in NYC En Español Abajo July 6, 2023, New York – A federal district court heard today the government’s motion to dismiss D.J.C.V. v. United...
November 15, 2007, New York – Attorney, author and Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) President Michael Ratner is the recipient of the 2007 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship. One of...
Please join CCR Senior Staff Attorney Wells Dixon and Professor Alex Whiting and as they discuss the role of lawyers in authorizing the post-9/11 US torture program. The panelists will speak about...
Updated: February 11, 2015
February 11, 2008, New York – Military commission charges were handed down that seek the death penalty against Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) client Mohammed al Qahtani. CCR issued the...
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