January 7, 2020, New York – Today, lawyers representing community groups in New York City argued before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, urging the court to reject the Trump administration’s...
The Center for Constitutional Rights invites you to a special performance of " Lyrics from Lockdown ." Created and performed by Bryonn Bain, “Lyrics from Lockdown” is a powerful...
Updated: February 22, 2013
July 2, 2018With a conservative Supreme Court majority, it was no surprise the justices upheld Trump's Muslim Ban. But there was a silver lining: In a vote against the racist policy, Justice Breyer cited on page...
Updated: October 8, 2014
Courts, Not Trump, Will Decide Fate of Prisoners, Attorneys Say January 30, New York – In response to Donald Trump’s statement in tonight’s State of the Union address that he is issuing an executive...
Red to Green: Political Panic from McCarthyism to ‘Eco-Terrorism’ A panel discussion on past and present political persecution the United States Wednesday, December 7, 2011 6:30pm...
Updated: November 30, 2011
Djamel Ameziane (Photo by Debi Cornwall) A refugee from Algeria, Djamel Ameziane was detained in Guantánamo Bay from 2002 – 2013. Djamel was born into a large, close-knit Berber family that...
Updated: December 7, 2015
In October 2000, a police officer shot and killed unarmed 17-year-old Asel Asleh. His story is tragically familiar for Americans, but Asel was not killed in Ferguson, New York City, Atlanta, or...
Updated: October 8, 2020
Updated in 2020! The Center for Constitutional Rights created If An Agent Knocks to provide advice to activists likely to be targeted by FBI agents or other federal investigators. Since its original...
Updated: October 28, 2020
CCR Senior Staff Attorney Ghita Schwarz and Legal Worker Ian Head will lead an hour-long webinar training on how to file federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and the state and local...
Updated: November 17, 2015
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