April 12, 2013 - CCR was among ten prominent human rights and civil liberties organizations that sent a letter to the president yesterday detailing their concerns with the legality of his rapidly...
Several students attending Fordham University, including one from Wayne, went to court Wednesday to force the university to recognize a Palestinian-rights club. Fordham claims it doesn’t have to...
By Vincent Warren, Executive Director for the Center for Constitutional Rights It is a bedrock principle of democratic government that the state cannot be judge, jury and executioner all at once. Yet...
December 1, 2017, New York – In response to the White House’s plans to name Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) Director of the CIA and Mike Pompeo Secretary of State, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued...
January 22, 2009, New York – In response to President Obama’s signing of new executive orders today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement: We welcome...
CCR has long called for an end to the military commissions system at Guantánamo, a second-class system of justice designed to hide brutal torture committed by the U.S., and a proven failure,...
Crafting Laws in Secret With Corporations and Conservative Activists Violates Open Meetings Law, Lawsuit Says September 1, 2020, Phoenix, AZ – Today, attorneys representing leaders from Arizona’s...
Fighting for health and safety, groups ask court for role in addressing decades-long crisis September 26, 2023, Jackson, MS – Following on the heels of a major legal victory for residents’ efforts...
