August 5, 2014, New York – Today, rights groups filed a lawsuit seeking to compel the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to comply...
August 9, 2016Two years ago today, Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager, was killed by Police Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. Some witness accounts say he had his hands up and said “don’t shoot.”...
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the National Lawyers Guild – New York City Chapter (NLG-NYC) sent New York Assembly Members a letter on February 20, 2014 urging them to oppose...
Updated: February 20, 2014
CCR Legal Director Baher Azmy will participate on a panel, Human Rights After Trump: Survival and Resistance , at this year’s International Law Weekend (ILW), presented by the American Branch of the...
Updated: September 5, 2017
Prof. Franke Will No Longer Teach at Columbia Law School, Stemming from her Defense of Palestinian Students Jan 10, 2025, New York – In response to the end of Professor Katherine Franke’s 25-year...
Position Summary : The Advocacy Associate provides administrative support for the Center for Constitutional Rights’ Advocacy department, and assists with research and writing on advocacy priorities...
Updated: December 6, 2019
November 17, 2021Their suit stems from the 1990 corrupt rezoning of a large tract of rural land.
Our client, a man from Central Asia who is seeking asylum in the U.S. after opposing political corruption in his home country, has been detained for over one year at Stewart Detention Center, an...
Updated: January 8, 2025
A habeas corpus case on behalf of Guled Hassan Duran, a native of Somalia.
Updated: May 6, 2026
When: Monday, September 12 at 7:30pm What: “Assessing the Legacy of 9-11,” Where: The Brecht Forum, 451 West Street (btwn. Bank & Bethune Streets), New York, NY 10014 Who: Vincent...
Updated: August 30, 2011
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