July 15, 2013, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement in response to the dismissal of the claims in a federal lawsuit that plaintiff...
July 8, 2013, New York – Today, in response to the resumption of a hunger strike by prisoners in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) at Pelican Bay State Prison in California, the Center for...
June 17, 2013, Baltimore, MD – As the trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning enters its third week, a federal district court in Baltimore heard arguments today on whether to grant members of the press...
June 10, 2013, New York— Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit brought against President Barack Obama, the head of the National Security Agency (NSA), and the heads of...
April 24, 2013, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights appealed the decision of a federal court judge to dismiss a lawsuit against high-level Bush administration officials for...
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 10, 2013, Oakland – Last night, a federal judge rejected the State of California’s attempt to dismiss a class action lawsuit challenging prolonged solitary confinement in California...
April 8, 2013, New York – Today, attorneys for activist Daniel McGowan at the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following update on his situation: Daniel McGowan is back at the...
April 5, 2013, New York – This afternoon, activist Daniel McGowan was released from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn where he was taken into custody yesterday from the halfway...
April 4, 2013, New York – This morning, activist Daniel McGowan was picked up from the halfway house where he has been residing and taken into custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in...