The Center for Constitutional Rights thanks MoveOn.org and its membership for their incredible outpouring of support, and the Atlantic Philanthropies and the Open Society Institute for stepping into...
October 7, 2019Call to action: Tell the Supreme Court to defend the rights of LGBTQ workers [caption align="left"] [/caption] Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear cases to decide whether LGBTQ people are protected...
On Tuesday, March 18, CCR Legal Director Baher Azmy and co-counsel from Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler have an important oral argument in our case against private military contractor CACI for...
Updated: March 17, 2014
In this case, an employee of the state of Nevada sued his state employer in federal court, claiming a violation of the FMLA. The lower court held that the suit was barred by the Eleventh Amendment,...
Updated: October 22, 2007
Douglas v. Holloman is a case in which the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) defended New York City guidelines on sterilization procedures on behalf of women and groups concerned about...
Updated: October 9, 2007
Join CCR on the steps of City Hall to oppose the City’s request that remedies to reform the NYPD’s stop and frisk practices be delayed. Labor organizations, community groups, and others...
Updated: October 3, 2013
LITIGATION Al Shimari v. CACI is a federal lawsuit brought by four Iraqi torture victims against private US-based contractor CACI International Inc., and CACI Premier Technology, Inc. It asserts that...
Updated: March 7, 2013
June 25, 2015Not a single U.S. government official has been called to account in a federal court for the sadistic crimes described in the CIA Torture Report. Waterboarding, rape, sleep deprivation, the list goes...
Join the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and other human rights advocates next Wednesday January 14 th at The First 100 Days: Bringing Human Rights Home. This critical human rights summit will...
Updated: January 8, 2009
Baruch College is a branch of the City University of New York (CUNY) that specializes in preparing students for careers in business. In 1982, a group of Black and Latino alumni sought official...
Updated: January 25, 2010
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