CCR is providing legal support and criminal defense to the protesters who engaged in civil disobedience (CD) as part of the New Sanctuary Movement’s (NSM) on-going campaign around immigrant...
Updated: March 19, 2010
Unhoused at high rates, LGBTQIA+ people face dire threat from such laws, which are cruel and unusual punishment, amicus brief says April 3, 2024, Washington, D.C. – The Supreme Court should rule that...
“Overwhelming” evidence cited that Israeli forces have committed grave human rights crimes against Palestinians under his leadership July 19, 2024, New York – Today, in advance of Israeli Prime...
The Advocacy Program Manager (APM) will advance the mission of the Center for Constitutional Rights Advocacy Team through the development of dynamic advocacy campaigns, political engagement...
Updated: October 7, 2020
December 5, 2013, New York – Today, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that it has transferred the Center for Constitutional Rights’ client Djamel Ameziane from Guantanamo to...
A federal class action lawsuit challenging prolonged solitary confinement as cruel and unusual punishment.
Updated: November 15, 2024
August 25, 2015President Barack Obama’s administration would rather subject a gravely ill Guantanamo Bay prisoner to continuous abusive force-feedings, which amount to torture, than support his release from the...
Tamayo Espinoza v. Witte is a federal lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials on behalf of seven medically vulnerable people currently held in Adams County Detention...
Updated: September 29, 2020
April 8, 2013, New York – Today, attorneys for activist Daniel McGowan at the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following update on his situation: Daniel McGowan is back at the...
A Major Step Toward Ensuring Transparency and Accountability on the Management of Jackson’s Water System March 20, 2024, Jackson, MS – After months of public advocacy, legal challenges, and community...
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