The Center for Constitutional Rights joined Palestine Legal and over a dozen other civil and human rights organizations in submitting a letter to the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights...
Updated: January 19, 2024
Omar Deghayes is a man who was wrongly detained and tortured at Bagram and Guantanamo for 6 years, and who is now back home in England. Along with other formerly detained men, Omar continues to...
Updated: January 9, 2011
May 18, 2009, New York – Today the United States Supreme Court issued a decision against a post-9/11 detainee’s challenge to former Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert...
This page contains summaries and transcripts from each day of the Floyd v. City of New York trial. The transcript is at the end of each day’s update. #NYPDonTrial ul.drawers,ul.drawers ul{...
Updated: May 26, 2016
Diggs v. Schultz is a lawsuit brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) to invalidate the Byrd Amendment. It was brought on behalf of the Black Congressional Caucus and other groups,...
Updated: October 9, 2007
The Center's long running film-series is back! Join us for our first screening of the season. On April 18 , the Center for Constitutional Rights and Louisiana Bucket Brigade invite you to join a...
Updated: April 17, 2019
December 30, 2019Plastics, polution, and burial grounds in Louisiana [caption align="left"] [/caption] Last week, we joined residents of St. James Parish, Louisiana, environmental justice groups, and legal...
June 2013This week presents a pivotal moment for the New York City Council to do their share in the citywide movement to end the massive violation of rights resulting from the abuse of policing practices like...
New York, N.Y. January 16, 2009 – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard arguments in the human rights case, Matar v. Dichter. The lawsuit charges former Director of the Israel...
In AFSC v. Brady , the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) along with other progressive legal groups sued to eliminate U.S. government restrictions against group travel to Vietnam and Cambodia...
Updated: December 2, 2007
Pages
