March 14, 2013, Oakland – Today, lawyers from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged a federal judge to reject California’s attempt to dismiss a class action lawsuit challenging...
April 16, 2018CCR has launched a podcast! [caption align="right"] [/caption] We are excited to announce the launch of the CCR podcast, The Activist Files ! The monthly series will feature the stories of people of...
Arguments in Major Asylum Case to Be Held March 24 February 20, 2026, Washington, DC – This week, Democratic lawmakers, former government officials, human rights advocates, immigration law professors...
January 29, 2026The war on Venezuela is not an exception, but a warning
September 3, 2024, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights is now representing former Board Chair and Columbia Law Professor Katherine Franke, alongside cooperating counsel Kathleen Peratis,...
Civil Rights Groups Argue Forced Separation Policy Constitutes Torture October 25, 2018, Washington, D.C. – A Salvadoran mother whose son was taken from her by U.S. immigration officials at the...
June 19, 2017The Supreme Court has ruled that six men detained after the September 11 attacks are not legally able to sue top officials from the Bush administration. The men, who are of Arab or South Asian...
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Decision Preserves Important Protection for Thousands of Asylum Seekers Previously Turned Back at Ports of Entry March 5, 2020, San Francisco – A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel today blocked...
July 17, 2017Host Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives. Jamil Smith fills in for Brian for the week. On this show:...
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