As part of CCR’s discriminatory policing , sexual and gender-based violence , and LGBTQI persecution work, CCR successfully challenged Louisiana’s requirement that those charged under the archaic and...
This Sunday, June 26, is the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture . On this day, and every day, CCR recognizes the courage and resilience of our clients, allies, and movement...
... Arguing the case, first in federal court and then before the Supreme Court, was the late human rights lawyer and feminist Rhonda Copelon, who was then an attorney at the Center for Constitutional...
In response to the election of Donald Trump, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: We send love and solidarity to all those who are hurting and afraid that Donald Trump...
...“The Supreme Court unequivocally declared this kind of “sodomy” statute unconstitutional thirteen years ago…[when it ruled that the] mere existence of sodomy statutes is an invitation to subject...
"People from diverse communities across the country will gather in our nation's capital to send a bold message to the incoming President and Congress on their first day in office: women's rights are...
Order Would Allow Individuals and Corporations to Discriminate on Virtually Any Basis, Violating U.S. and International Law February 8, 2017, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (...
All day yesterday I got text messages from queer friends. “Are you OK?” “OMG it could have been me.” “I had two friends who were there.” “How are you holding up?” “I used to go to Pulse all the time...
Since the 1970s, combating sexual and gender-based violence has been an integral part of CCR’s mission. We fought for recognition of the right to self-defense for victims of domestic violence,...
Many of us bid 2016 goodbye with a toast of “good riddance” – what with the deaths of cultural icons like David Bowie and Prince, the Pulse massacre, the horror of Aleppo, and of course the rise of...
