January 27, 2023 – In response to the release of the video of Tyre Nichols’ murder by five Memphis police, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: We join our community...
October 12, 2020Supreme Court hears case of American Muslims placed on No-Fly List for refusing to spy on their communities Last week, we argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of American Muslims who were...
March 27, 2014 - Today, the UN Human Rights Committee issued highly critical concluding observations on the United States’ compliance with international human rights requirements. CCR had...
“Those who practice social justice law are essentially swimming upstream while others are on their way down. Unless you are serious about your direction and the choices you make and the need...
WASHINGTON, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A Virginia federal court ruled Wednesday that four former Abu Ghraib detainees who were tortured and later released without charge can sue U.S. military...
This year’s cohort will join the Legal, Communications, and Executive Departments June 5, 2019, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights welcomed 16 summer interns to its offices this week...
A petition for extraordinary relief filed with the Army Court of Criminal Appeals, and a subsequent writ-appeal filed with the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, seeking access to documents in...
Updated: November 6, 2014
September 2, 2021For the last twenty years, the Center for Constitutional Rights has stood alongside our courageous clients and their supporting communities, activists, storytellers, and a broad cadre of other...
(This entire 4-page statement is available as a PDF download with this link ) Last week, the American people elected Senator Barack Obama the next president, and the nation’s first African...
Updated: January 11, 2010
June 30, 2010, Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Committee voted on House Resolution 4645, legislation that would lift the travel ban to Cuba. The United States has maintained...
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