The year is 1987, Ronald Reagan is President, the country is in the midst of booming economic growth, and AZT has just become available to treat HIV/AIDS. This provides the backdrop of the iconic,...
Updated: October 20, 2014
November 2012CCR Executive Director Vince Warren discusses Guantanamo, military tribunals, and the rule of law in the New York Times. Guantánamo was an international symbol of lawlessness and abuse in 2008 when...
While she did not halt the use of stop-and-frisk, Scheindlin appointed a federal court monitor to oversee a series of reforms. The city appealed Scheindlin’s ruling, saying it made officers...
Updated: November 1, 2013
CCR invites you to join us for a free screening and panel discussion of The Newburgh Sting on Monday March 30th at the Anthology Film Archives. The film is a critical and timely look at the impact of...
Updated: March 23, 2015
August 23, 2017This article is adapted from the introduction Zinn wrote to Deepa Fernandes’s book, “Targeted: Homeland Security and the Business of Immigration.” Entirely relevant today. Vigilantes sit at the...
Please join CCR for an interdisciplinary panel discussion on Guantánamo Bay, art, and social justice at the Steven Kasher Gallery. CCR senior staff attorney J. Wells Dixon will join conceptual...
Updated: October 25, 2017
August 2, 2019Last month, I had the privilege of moderating a discussion at Simpson Thacher’s 6th Annual Citywide Diversity Reception with activist and Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox . Cox, who gained...
Join the Center for Constitutional Rights, Justice for Muslims Collective, and Witness Against Torture as we mark the 18th anniversary of Guantánamo’s opening and bring the offshore...
Updated: December 30, 2019
Only the long struggle for Black liberation might protect Black people from violence
As part of the Justice Beyond Punishment Collaborative (JBPC), the Center for Constitutional Rights is co-hosting the world premiere of Beyond Punishment: Stories of Justice and Healing , an original...
Updated: November 22, 2023
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