August 10, 2022, San Diego, CA — On Friday, August 5, a district court judge ruled in Al Otro Lado v. Mayorkas that the government’s turnback policy — its practice of systematically rejecting asylum...
In a major victory for Georgetown scholar Dr. Badar Khan Suri, a federal court rules his habeas case may remain in Virginia.
Extends Settlement to End Indefinite Solitary Confinement in California January 28, 2019, Eureka – Late Friday, a federal judge found that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation...
January 28, 2019"Remain in Mexico" policy is a virtual wall and will lead to deaths In response to the announcement that the Trump administration will force asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while their...
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:15 PM Day-long CLE symposium AGENDA 9:00 - 9:30 a.m.: Breakfast & CLE Registration 9:30 - 9:45: Opening Remarks Cristina Rodriguez, New York University School of...
Updated: February 25, 2008
March 23, 2022 The Honorable Dick Durbin Chair, Senate Judiciary Committee The Honorable Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Dear Chairman Durbin and Ranking Member Grassley: We...
Updated: March 23, 2022
The heartrending documentary “Waiting for Fahd,” tells the story of CCR client Fahd Ghazy, a Yemeni national unlawfully detained at Guantánamo since he was 17..
Updated: September 4, 2021
September 1, 2015California agreed to a "landmark" settlement of a federal class action filed on behalf of hundreds of prisoners held in solitary confinement for more than a decade at the state's prison in Pelican...
November 13, 2015Steven Salaita hit the jackpot Wednesday, when the University of Illinois agreed to pay him $600,000 and his lawyers an additional $275,000 to go away. That's roughly seven times what his annual...
The Center for Constitutional Rights is hiring four Bertha Justice Fellows, for 9/2020-9/2022. The Bertha Justice Fellowship at the Center for Constitutional Rights is a two-year program for emerging...
Updated: February 13, 2020
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