March 15, 2013, New York – Last night, a federal judge approved a settlement between the government and several rights groups in a long-running lawsuit demanding transparency in the...
August 19, 2008, New York, NY – A group of 52 local activists today announced a $2 million settlement in their lawsuit against the City of New York. The activists were illegally arrested on April 7,...
New York, October 8, 2008 — Yesterday, Judge Kimba Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York set a trial date of February 9, 2009 for a human rights and racketeering case...
February 19, 2009, New York – Vincent Warren, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) , issued a statement today in response to yesterday’s New York Post...
April 17, 2013, Boston and New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) appealed the dismissal by a federal judge of a lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of the...
April 22, 2014, Boston – Last night, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged the full First Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a ruling by a three-judge appellate panel dismissing...
June 10, 2014, Washington, DC – A federal appeals court today dismissed a civil lawsuit brought by six men formerly held at Guantánamo who were wrongly detained and abused while at the...
Alliance for Justice is pleased to invite you to Blueprint for Accountability , featuring a stimulating panel of the world's foremost experts and artists on the issues of torture, democracy, and...
By Rachel Meeropol, Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights and lead counsel on Blum v. Holder, a first amendment challenge to the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. Today, I am...
In Court Challenging Racially Discriminatory "Emergency Manager" Law On Wednesday, a federal court in Detroit heard oral argument in CCR’s case challenging Michigan’s controversial Emergency Manager...
