February 18, 2015, Washington D.C. – Today, the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR) vacated former Guantánamo prisoner David Hicks’s conviction in the military...
On May 22, 2007, the judge in the mortgage fraud case of former Haitian death-squad leader Emmanuel “Toto” Constant dropped Constant’s plea bargain in the criminal case and ordered him to go to trial...
Case Challenges Michigan “Emergency Manager” Law March 31, 2017, Flint, MI – Today, a coalition of Michigan residents, organizations, and civil rights attorneys asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a...
New York, NY – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) has released the following statement at the request of CCR colleague Gareth Peirce, on behalf of former Guantánamo detainee Jarallah S. K. Al...
After 15 months, two lawsuits, a chancellor's resignation, an academic censure and a boycott, the University of Illinois settled with Steven Salaita on Thursday. The price tag for the university’s...
...The organizations draw attention to the dozens of environmental protesters arrested and charged with domestic terrorism in a letter to the department director, Alejandro Mayorkas. The charges have...
The Irondale Center presents “Festival of Conscience” Tuesday, March 8 – Saturday, March 24 . This festival features the politically engaging play Another Life and excellent panels...
Join us on January 11 to mark 19 years since the opening of the infamous Guantánamo Bay prison [caption align="right"] [/caption] Throughout the last two decades, hundreds of men have been released...
Preview of Bayou Bridge Pipeline hearing this Friday [caption align="right"] [/caption] After the Bayou Bridge Pipeline LLC (BBP) was sued for beginning construction of a crude oil pipeline on land...
