CCR joined as an amicus in Graham v. Florida and Sullivan v. Florida , two cases that will evaluate how the Eighth Amendment’s clause on cruel and unusual punishment applies to sentencing...
Updated: June 28, 2010
Today’s historic International Court of Justice ruling against Israel comes out hours before federal case is heard January 26, 2024, Oakland, CA – A federal court heard arguments in the case Defense...
June 14, 2013, New York and Paris – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) released summary findings about the United States...
March 5, 2024A national day of action kicks off a campaign to center the material needs of poor people
November 2, 2020Victory! Migrant Justice settles federal lawsuit on ICE retaliation [caption align="right"] [/caption] In a settlement to a major federal lawsuit, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has agreed...
November 4, 2022, The Hague, New York, Paris – After over a year’s wait, FIDH and its member organizations OPEN ASIA | Armanshahr and the Center for Constitutional Rights welcomed the International...
This paper, one of CCR's 100 Days to Restore the Constitution series, explores the current situation of attacks upon and criminalization of dissent, from the surveillance of activists to the...
Updated: December 16, 2008
December 9, 2016Today marks the two-year anniversary of the release of the Senate Torture Report Executive Summary detailing some of the barbarity and brutality of the CIA’s post-9/11 interrogation and detention...
Federal lawsuit challenging government-ordered extrajudicial killings in Bolivia
Updated: September 28, 2023
May 8, 2023We stand in solidarity with Stop Cop City activists We stand in solidarity with the activists enduring mounting state violence and repression as they seek to protect their communities and natural...
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