August 27, 2011, New York – Today, in response to news not only that Mayor Bloomberg announced the City of New York does not plan to evacuate the 12,000 prisoners at Rikers Island in advance of...
January 2014by Lauren Carasik, January 13, 2014 Adoption of international norms on LGBTI rights critical to ending discrimination Last month, after an international firestorm opposing its proposed anti-...
Updated: June 14, 2012
July 2013" On Friday, a federal judge in Washington will hear a challenge to the Obama administration's approach to targeted killings. I find myself frustrated by how little progress we've made. .....
June 14, 2015The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has formally censured the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) over its firing last summer of Steven Salaita for criticizing...
June 17, 2015A federal appeals court reinstated complaints in a lawsuit against former Justice Department officials, who allegedly violated the rights of Arab or Muslim immigrants in the immediate months after...
August 7, 2015The Justice Department on Friday sought a third extension for its response to a Guantanamo hunger striker’s lawsuit seeking release from detention while officials considered whether to stop fighting...
September 1, 2015California will release hundreds of inmates confined for years in solitary confinement into units where they will live with others, in a sweeping settlement announced Tuesday to reform the practice...
April 11, 2016State and European prison officials, academics, scientists, attorneys, released former inmates and others will gather in Pittsburgh this week to discuss prolonged solitary confinement in prison — as...
Please save the date and pack the court for oral argument on motions for summary judgment in SMUG v. Lively , a federal lawsuit in which CCR represents Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG). SMUG is a non-...
Updated: September 13, 2016
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