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Updated: April 15, 2025
August 2006A federal appeals court revived a 10-year-old lawsuit that alleges the basic test NYC public school teachers must pass is discriminatory against blacks and Hispanics
Updated: September 8, 2021
March 2006A lawsuit filed against Caterpillar corporation is seeking compensatory damages and an order to enjoin Caterpillar sales of bulldozers until Israel stops its practice of home demolitions.
CCR Executive Director Vince Warren's presentation to his alma mater, Haveford College, on visionary activism, Black Lives Matter, and human rights.
Updated: April 7, 2017
Heidy v. United States Customs Service is a case which challenged the authority of U.S. Customs officials to seize and copy the written materials of travelers to Nicaragua. The government’s assertion...
Updated: October 22, 2007
August 2008CCR attorney, Shayana Kadidal, comments on the lack of finality and legal significance in the military commission that convicted Salim Ahmed Hamdan. You can access the full article here .
April 2010The Center for Constitutional Rights filed suit Tuesday seeking records about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Secure Communities program.
September 21, 2012, New York – In response to the Department of Justice’s release today of the identities of 55 of the 86 Guantanamo prisoners who have been approved for transfer, Center...
A federal appeals court yesterday threw out a decision that had barred Congress from withholding funds from ACORN, the activist group ruined by scandal and financial woes.
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