In decisions about what cases to take and in our assessment of the outcome of a case, CCR looks beyond a narrow legal lens and considers above all a case’s value to the social movements of which it...
Updated: May 27, 2015
January 3, 2018Flanked by supporters, three Fordham University students — including one from Wayne — asked a judge in Manhattan on Wednesday to compel the school to recognize a Palestinian-rights club on campus...
February 9, 2021... “The focus of civil rights organizations should be on critiquing state power and not about targeting those who critique state power,” said Vince Warren, the executive director of the Center for...
May 19, 2023…Mamdani was also quoted in an interview with the British Guardian newspaper saying, “What we have is a number of New York state-registered charities that are sending at least $60m a year to Israeli...
June 10, 2019We're urging the UN to investigate U.S. interference in ICC operations On Thursday, we filed a complaint with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers over U.S...
In, “Motherhood on Trial: Pregnant and Incarcerated,” Legal Administrative Associate Afrika Owes spoke with De'Jone Watts about her experiences as an incarcerated mother and shed light on the...
Updated: June 11, 2021
Anne White Hat is a member of the Aske Tiospaye (clan) of the Sicangu Lakota Oyate. The Sicangu Lakota are one of the Oceti Sakowin, the Seven Council Fires of the Lakota Oyate (the Lakota Nation)...
Updated: September 7, 2021
April 11, 2013, New York and Washington, D.C. – As the hunger strike of men detained at the U.S. prison at Guantánamo began its third month, activists organized emergency rallies in over...
August 5, 2022... As officials across the country move to criminalize people for accessing abortion, reproductive and gender-affirming care, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams have attempted to position...
December 23, 2021The ruling sets up a legal showdown over an ordinance that sent a former parish president to prison for corruption yet remains on the books.
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