No Regard for Human Life D.C. Court Rules That U.S. Officials Can Torture and Murder “Enemy Combatants,” Cover It Up, and Get Away With It, Closing Door to Families of Men Who Died at...
Updated: October 6, 2010
June 2012The department of justice is reviewing the NYPD's controversial stop-and-frisk policy,following demands by campaigners who say the tactic is unconstitutional and racially discriminatory.
Powell v. McCormack is a 1960’s government misconduct case filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights on behalf of Adam Clayton Powell, claiming that the House of Representatives...
Updated: October 22, 2007
Sabrina Carmona Sanchez filed a habeas petition on February 2, 2026 challenging her unlawful detention in immigration custody at Adams County Correctional Center in Natchez, Mississippi — a privately...
Updated: June 2, 2026
The Legacy of Arthur Kinoy and the Inspirational and Collaborative Dimensions of Clinical Legal Education: Celebrating 40 Years of Clinical Legal Education at Rutgers–Newark On Friday, April 3,...
Updated: March 24, 2009
Join the Center for Mentoring and Professional Networks at Drew University for a conversation with Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director Vince Warren , on Monday, October 16, 7 p.m. - 8...
Updated: October 9, 2023
Join CCR and pack the court on Thursday, May 1, 2014 for oral arguments in Turkmen v. Ashcroft , CCR’s class action civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of Muslim, South Asian, and Arab non-...
Updated: April 17, 2014
Join CCR Senior Staff Attorney Katie Gallagher as she discusses challenges to the U.S. interrogation and detention policies in the so-called "War on Terror" at Peace Event Sarajevo. Peace...
Updated: June 2, 2014
The Center for Constitutional Rights and CUNY Law Review will host a panel to discuss use of creative advocacy and lawyering to challenge dominant political narratives. There will be a special...
Updated: March 4, 2015
On June 22, 2020, the Center for Constitutional Rights—along with a coalition of other civil rights organizations—released an open letter demanding that Colin Mattis and Urooj Rahman be released...
Updated: July 30, 2020
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