CCR Senior Staff Attorney Maria LaHood will speak on a panel at Hunter College titled Freedom of Speech, Except When Criticizing Israel: Systematic Attempts to Silence Palestine. This panel will shed...
Updated: March 8, 2013
CCR Executive Director Vincent Warren will discuss CCR's Floyd v. City of New York case alongside others in the context of Ferguson and the murder of Eric Garner. This summer marked a turning point...
Updated: September 19, 2014
Since the 1970s, combating sexual and gender-based violence has been an integral part of CCR’s mission. We fought for recognition of the right to self-defense for victims of domestic violence,...
Updated: March 8, 2017
These documents via the Freedom of Information Act were released to Austin Sanctuary Network, Free Migration Project, and Grassroots Leadership as part of ongoing litigation against ICE. The...
Updated: October 26, 2020
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...
In 2010, the U.S. Bureau of the Census hired over a million temporary employees to conduct census surveys and serve in clerical positions. The Bureau ran the names of all applicants through the FBI...
Updated: April 20, 2016
June 20, 2016Lawyer, professor, and writer Jonathan Hafetz shares his memories of late CCR President Emeritus Michael Ratner and the enduring mission of efforts to close Guantánamo, which is further explored in...
Advocates Warn Outbreak Is Imminent Inside Prison May 27, 2020, Baton Rouge, LA – Today, several civil rights and racial justice groups filed a federal lawsuit calling for the release of people...
December 8, 2008, New York – This week, the Coalition to Abolish the Animal Enterprise Terrorist Act launched a campaign to repeal the Animal Enterprise Terrorist Act (AETA), a law that broadens the...
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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