March 8, 2016Almost a decade ago, in June 2007, as he campaigned for president, then-Sen. Barack Obama told a Texas crowd, “We’re going to close Guantánamo. And we’re going to restore habeas corpus.” One week...
January 13, 2021...Baher Azmy, legal director for the Center for Constitutional Rights, provided Teen Vogue with examples of some of these crimes: “These death-eligible federal statutes have what is called a federal...
January 11, 2016Fourteen years ago on Monday, the first wave of detainees arrived at the notorious U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba. Seven years ago, President-elect Barack Obama promised that he would...
June 6, 2016... In the years since Yousry’s arrest and trial, the U.S. government has struggled to find competent Arabic-language translators. In sensitive legal cases, like the ongoing military-court hearings...
May 15, 2019... lawyers at the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a motion in Aref v. Session , a lawsuit challenging my father’s placement in the CMU. They have asked the judge to expunge the information...
February 2015"As far I'm concerned, every last one of them can rot in hell. But as long as they don't do that, they can rot in Guantanamo Bay," concluded Senator Tom Cotton in a combative line of questioning...
Updated: October 23, 2013
April 24, 2020...Immigrants rights advocates argue those numbers are likely vast undercounts. The New York Times has reported that dozens of Guatemalans deported by ICE since late March have since tested positive...
Join the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy (LCNP) for a free educational forum from 4-5:30 pm, featuring UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane, former UN Legal Counsel Hans...
Updated: March 7, 2014
September 3, 2017WASHINGTON (WUSA9) - Seven days ago, they started on their 110-mile journey from Charlottesville, Virginia to Washington D.C. They're fighting for what they believe in, a group of activists and...
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