...“There’s a lot of skepticism or distrust that the criminal justice system as it exists in our country is really capable of holding police officers who break the law accountable for their crimes,”...
As Marcia Coyle reported last week in The National Law Journal , and as I predicted back in December, the Solicitor General has filed a petition for certiorari in Ashcroft v. Turkmen , challenging...
With so many cases of animal abuse, animal abuse registries are a hot topic. However, Tennessee is the only state in the country with a public registry. But now, New Jersey could follow suit if...
May 26, 2016, Guantánamo – Today, an attorney from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged a Periodic Review Board (PRB) at Guantánamo to recommend that Sufyian Barhoumi be cleared for...
May 31, 2016, New York – In a written decision issued last Friday, a City University of New York (CUNY) disciplinary committee exonerated Sarah Aly and Thomas DeAngelis, two Brooklyn College students...
Join us for CCR First Wednesday on July 6, 2016. We will discuss a joint report by Immigrant Defense Project (IDP) and CCR about current immigration home raid practices , especially in light of...
On July 13, 2015, Sandra Bland died while in police custody in Waller County, Texas. On July 13, 2016, on the one-year anniversary of her tragic death, The Dream Unfinished will hold a concert to...
CCR is a proud sponsor of the #March4Ramarley which is part of the #23Days4Ramarley - celebrating the life of Ramarley Graham and calling on Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Bratton to demand justice...
This week, CCR welcomed its 2016 Class of Ella Baker Summer Legal Interns. Each year, CCR receives hundreds of applications from students around the world interested in learning from us and growing...
CCR Advocacy Program Manager Aliya Hussain will speak as part of the Tea Project about the work of CCR representing men imprisoned at Guantánamo. Setting the stage for this event will be 779 cast...
