February 2, 2017Today marks the five-year anniversary since NYPD officer Richard Haste killed 18-year-old Ramarley Graham in his Bronx home. The five-day departmental trial of Officer Haste wrapped up last week, and...
December 16, 2016While tech industry CEOs were cozying up to Trump , tech workers were modeling what resistance in the industry to the president-elect should look like. In an extraordinary letter , more than 1,200...
August 2, 2016, New York – In response to the resignation of Commissioner Bratton, Center for Constitutional Rights attorney Darius Charney made the following statement: We hope and fully expect the...
December 17, 2009, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) asked a federal judge to amend her decision granting an injunction against Congress’ unconstitutional de-...
This article was originally published on Huffington Post on December 28, 2010 Eight young people, who the Fire Department said were "trying to stay warm," perished in a raging fire during...
Updated: December 29, 2010
PLEASE NOTE: CCR has closed its Cuba Travel Project and is no longer operating a hotline. Below please find some general information and links that may be helpful. Up-to-date Federal Regulations...
Updated: February 4, 2015
Watch CCR Executive Director Vince Warren and former deputy legal adviser to the CIA's Counterterrorism Center Vicki Divoll in conversation on an episode of the Bill Moyers show titled, " The...
Updated: February 5, 2013
Keynote Speaker: Thomas B. Wilner – Shearman & Sterling, LLP On June 12, 2008, the United States Supreme Court issued a historic decision affirming the rights of non-citizens held at Guantanamo...
Updated: June 30, 2008
May 10, 2013 -- Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights joined the mounting opposition to so-called "ag-gag" legislation--state laws that would criminalize undercover investigations...
Updated: March 5, 2015
June 7, 2024...A 2018 lawsuit alleging discriminatory traffic enforcement practices by the Buffalo Police Department is seeking the go-ahead from the federal court to proceed as a class-action lawsuit. The...
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