Join Senior Staff Attorney Ghita Schwarz for a live briefing with the Practising Law Institute (PLI) on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Since 1966, the Freedom of Information Act has given the...
October 22, 2015, New York – In response to President Obama’s veto today of the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), which represents many of...
Authorities in New Jersey have said they hope a historic warming of ties between the United States and Cuba will help them capture and imprison Black Panther Assata Shakur. "We view any changes in...
As the evening sky darkens, the sergeant and rookie check on a crowd gathered at a makeshift memorial of cards, candles, and flowers near an apartment building’s entrance, the site of a gang shooting...
A federal court ruled American Muslims, who claim they were placed on the No Fly List after refusing to become informants, are not allowed to sue FBI agents for damages. The case, Tanvir v. Holder,...
Federal Court Monitor Details Ongoing Constitutional Violations and Failure of Supervision; Center for Constitutional Rights Responds October 28, 2020, New York – In response to the release, today,...
This month, the Freedom Flicks team invites you to our a screening of the award-winning documentary: Slingshot Hip Hop. Slingshot Hip Hop braids together the stories of young Palestinians living in...
Immigrant mothers and their children are being detained under guaranteed minimum provisions, which assure fixed detainee quotas, effectively rendering immigrants a source of profit for private and...
Against a backdrop of surveillance of the Black Lives Matters movement ahead of the Republican National Convention , two civil rights organizations are aiming to further expose government tracking of...
CCR staff attorney Omar Farah will discuss discriminatory surveillance, policing, and detention of Arabs and Muslims at a series that is part of CCR board member and Columbia Law professor Katherine...
