June 20, 2017In today’s episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck discuss the Supreme Court’s decision in Ziglar v. Abbasi in more detail than you could possibly want. What’s that one even about, you ask? Damages...
From the leader of the “free world” to the leader of a worldwide faith, each person must be subject to the rule of law. Where national legal systems are unable or unwilling to hold...
Updated: November 23, 2011
November 4, 2025The Center for Constitutional Rights mourns the passing of Peter Weiss, the visionary human rights lawyer, our beloved mentor and friend, and our long-time vice president, who served on our board for...
October 2013"My name is Kevin Cooper. I am a 55-year-old African American man on death row in California. I have been here, trying to prove my innocence, for 28 years. In 2004, I came within hours of being...
November 8, 2019...Darius Charney, a lawyer for the plaintiffs in the litigation that curbed the Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policy , offered Chief Shea a three-item to-do list. To gain the trust of those...
Center for Constitutional Rights is accompanying three delegations, joining dozens of U.S. civil society orgs in calling for accountability October 12, 2023, Geneva – For the first time in nine years...
Trump admin ends TPS for 13th country in a row, puts thousands at risk of deportation to country devastated by war and famine March 26, 2026, New York – In a midnight filing, a group of Yemeni...
On June 24, 2016, CCR and Palestine Legal sent a memorandum to New Jersey Assembly and Senate members opposing A925 and S1923, anti-boycott bills that would create a blacklist of companies that abide...
Updated: March 27, 2025
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
December 31, 2018Louisiana Sheriff Must Release Documents About Employees' Travel and Activities at Standing Rock We have exciting news in our ongoing efforts to provide legal support to activists and communities...
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