Federal Court grants class certification in case challenging Trump administration turnback immigration policy August 6, 2020, San Diego – A federal judge has granted class certification in Al Otro...
July 9, 2015and Carey Shenkman In the struggle against the US government's unprecedented war on whistleblowers and their publishers, there is a pivotal role the United Nations can and must play. By recognizing...
January 11, 2014, Washington, D.C. – Today marks the 12th anniversary of the arrival of the first men to be detained without charge at Guantánamo. Human rights and civil liberties groups...
Over the past 25 years, the Alien Tort Statute (ATS, also known as the Alien Tort Claims Act, or ATCA) has allowed non-U.S. citizens to sue for human rights abuses in U.S. Courts. Center for...
Updated: December 6, 2007
CCR is proud to co-sponsor this NYC performance of There Is A Field , a new play, written by Jen Marlowe and directed by Noelle Ghoussaini, about Aseel Asleh, a 17-year old Palestinian citizen of...
Updated: February 26, 2016
Argument for Saleh v. CACI Int’l Inc. and Saleh v. Titan Corp. – Washington, D.C. Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Argument begins at 9:30am in Court Room 11 E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse...
Updated: March 5, 2009
November 20, 2023...On Nov. 13, the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a lawsuit against President Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III for complicity with...
January 11, 2017The looming presidency of Donald Trump has created a deep sense of uncertainty for inmates at Guantanamo on the 15th anniversary of the arrival of the first prisoners at the U.S. base in Cuba...
November 1, 2016Fifty years from now, what will the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture's exhibit on the Movement for Black Lives look like? Will the exhibit feature videos from the hundreds...
September 9, 2026, New York – As the country prepares to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following statement: In the 25 years since...
Pages