State of Washington v. Wanrow is a lawsuit that challenged the murder conviction of Yvonne Swan Wanrow on the grounds of a woman’s right to self-defense against harm to herself or her child. Yvonne...
Updated: October 9, 2007
Harris v. McRae is a class action lawsuit brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) challenging federal restrictions on Medicaid funds for medically necessary abortions. In the wake of...
Updated: October 22, 2007
Monell v. Department of Social Services is a case in which the New York City Board of Education awarded compensation for female employees who had been forced to take maternity leave. This case, which...
Updated: October 22, 2007
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed an amicus brief in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Muntaqim v. Coombe that challenged the state law which disenfranchised those...
Updated: October 22, 2007
The population of Hempstead, New York, which covers the heart of Long Island’s Nassau County, is 13 percent Black and Latino, but all of its six Republican council members lived in...
Updated: February 15, 2012
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Updated: November 13, 2013
The Center for Constitutional Rights has put together this fact sheet to address questions concerned activists might have regarding the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012.
Updated: February 15, 2012
February 2007Justice department claimed victory after appeals court ruled that Guantanamo captives have no right to challenge their detention in federal court
April 2007Justice department asks a federal appeals court to impose tighter restrictions on lawyers representing Guantanamo detainees.
September 2007American Bar Association backs out of an agreement to find lawyers for Guantanamo detainees
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