September 22, 2017, Alexandria, VA – Today, a Virginia federal court ruled that three Iraqi individuals formerly detained at the infamous “hard site” at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq were subjected...
The Center for Constitutional Rights and the International Federation for Human Rights submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in Jesner v. Arab Bank in defense of the Alien Tort...
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Corporations Cannot Stop Release of Government Documents February 8, 2017, New York – Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal by private...
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 (...
January 10, 2017, New York – In advance of the Senate confirmation hearing scheduled tomorrow for former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR...
Recent move by Corrections Corporation of America and GEO Group reveal further proof of the private prison industry’s culture of secrecy Today, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and The GEO...
May 11, 2016, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights is sad to release the following statement on the occasion of the passing of the Center’s president emeritus Michael Ratner: From Attica...
November 23, 2015 – On the anniversary of 12-year-old Tamir Rice’s killing by police in Cleveland, a coalition of law students, legal workers and attorneys known as Law for Black Lives issued the...
Military Lawyer Who Led Effort Against Unlawful Interrogation at Guantánamo Among Amicus Parties September 29, Richmond, VA – Last evening, six amicus briefs were filed with the Fourth Circuit Court...
September 22, Richmond, VA – Last night, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) appealed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against private military contractor CACI Premier Technology, Inc. (CACI)...