March 12, 2018...The use of body-worn cameras by police has its origins in a 2013 ruling in a class-action lawsuit in which a U.S. District judge, Shira A. Scheindlin, found the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policies were...
December 2, 2018...The post-play discussion involved not only the actors, but a woman from Black Lives Matter and the executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. In our playbill, we all received a...
July 11, 2019... The next day, Dr. Filártiga and his daughter filed a wrongful-death suit in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. Although both parties were Paraguayan and the death occurred overseas, Dr. Filártiga’s...
April 26, 2017...Center for Constitutional Rights Deputy Legal Director Maria LaHood, who is representing the students, said the club represented protected speech. "Even if the expression of views seeking justice...
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...
February 23, 2016The release of the Obama administration's plan to close the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention centre has been met with criticism from US conservatives and a lawyer for former Australian detainee...
May 31, 2018The United States is not a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). But that doesn’t mean that US officials can’t be held accountable for international crimes such as torture and war crimes...
October 2, 2017This is CCR's weekly "Frontlines of Justice" news round-up, keeping you in the loop about what we've been up to and what's coming soon. Check it out every Monday, your one-stop-shop for CCR opinions...
Roger Goodell Commissioner National Football League 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 June 18, 2018 Dear Mr. Goodell: The undersigned organizations, each of which is devoted to protecting the full...
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