June 20, 2013, Baltimore – Last night, a federal district court denied a request for emergency relief in a lawsuit by the Center for Constitutional Rights after the U.S. government voluntarily...
December 21, 2016As President Obama’s terms in office come to an end, eight years after he entered office he has yet to deliver on one of his most prominent campaign promises: to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay...
On episode 30 of “The Activist Files,” Center for Constitutional Rights Senior Staff Attorney Ghita Schwarz and Senior Staff Attorney Chinyere Ezie talked with Make the Road New York ’s Lead...
Updated: September 18, 2020
September 15, 2009, New Orleans, LA – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) submitted an amicus brief to the Louisiana Supreme Court in support of Bruce Wallace, a petitioner who alleges...
March 1, 2010, New York – Today, the Supreme Court announced it will not immediately review the appeals court decision in a case brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) , Kiyemba...
February 2015" Controversial professor Steven Salaita will be able to pursue his Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the University of Illinois for refusing to release documents about his case. ..." Read...
March 2015" Lawyers for embattled Professor Steven Salaita have fired the latest round in his employment lawsuit against the University of Illinois, rebutting the UI's motion to dismiss the case. ..." Read the...
503-page report shows commissioners since 2013 have repeatedly shielded officers who violate constitutional rights September 23, 2024, New York – The New York Police Department systematically refuses...
June 21, 2018...Despite Richardson’s contention that the documents aren’t classified, they haven’t been released for public inspection. In January, Muslim Advocates and the Center for Constitutional Rights issued...
November 17, 2010, New York – In reaction to the verdict in the trial of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, convicted of one count of conspiracy for his role in the 1998 bombings of the United States...
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