Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman was among 46 journalists arrested or detained during the 2008 Republican National Convention, and now she’s among plaintiffs suing law enforcement in...
The Center for Constitutional Rights has revealed that blacks and Latinos in New York are nine times more likely to be stopped on the street and "frisked" by local police officers,...
Those bipartisan skills, and her limited public comments on hot-button issues, have generally kept Republican criticism at bay andput the 50-year-old experienced lawyer and policy-maker near the top...
Melissa Harris-Perry explains why the Supreme Court's decision on one case could be among the most historical and consequential choices ever made about fair housing. Nikole Hannah-Jones and Vince...
Leo Aldridge, Puerto Rico, is a criminal defense attorney in private practice in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He previously served as a trial attorney at Brooklyn Defender Services, and a federal public...
March 4, 2013, New York – As part of its ongoing lawsuit to force public access to documents in the court-martial of PFC Bradley Manning, Center for Constitutional Rights v. United States , CCR...
CCR senior staff attorney Rachel Meeropol will be speaking on two panels at this conference: the Know Your Rights 101 panel on Thursday, August 3, from 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., and a plenary titled "...
U.S. military reports that the number of hunger strikes in Guantanamo Bay has fallen by half after a surge in participation that began on Christmas day
