June 2012The kill list makes a mockery of due process by circumventing judicial review, and turning the executive into judge, jury and executioner. Even worse, the strikes described in the Times article, in...
Federal Court Rejects Government’s Attempt to Use Immigration Law Provisions to Block Mahmoud Khalil’s Habeas Challenge April 29, 2025, Newark, N.J. – The U.S. District Court for the District of New...
A new report by the Center for Constitutional Rights and Palestine Legal has documented hundreds of cases of Palestinian rights activists in the United States being harassed, disciplined, fired, sued...
Updated: October 7, 2015
Trouble seeing the video? Watch on Democracy Now! University of Illinois trustees have voted to agree to a $875,000 financial settlement with Steven Salaita. Last year, his job offer for a tenured...
Updated: November 16, 2015
By Jocelyn Brooks and Greger Calhan, Center for Constitutional Rights Ella Baker legal interns in Port-au-Prince July 14, 2011 — Standing out amidst the wreckage of a destroyed tent were a...
Updated: July 14, 2011
January 26, 2018, New York – In response to the leak of a State Department cable saying that Trump plans to sign an executive order to keep Guantánamo Bay prison open, the Center for Constitutional...
Parallel timeline showing events in Awad v Fordham University and Palestine Fordham Denied Student SJP Club Application then Disciplined Students for Protesting Decision CCR and Palestine Legal are...
Updated: August 6, 2019
May 27, 2019We're suing to block Louisian's anti-protest law [caption align="right"] [/caption] On Wednesday, landowners, community members, environmental justice advocates, and a journalist filed a lawsuit...
The Center for Constitutional Rights would not be able to fight for justice without the help of its supporters. We are extremely grateful for the loyalty and generosity our donors have shown over the...
Updated: December 5, 2025
April 8, 2013, New York – Today, attorneys for activist Daniel McGowan at the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following update on his situation: Daniel McGowan is back at the...
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