Attorneys ask investigating judge to subpoena William Haynes as part of criminal case October 12, 2016, New York, Paris, Berlin – Today, supported by the New York-based Center for Constitutional...
Appeals Court Ruled Officials Could Be Sued for Unconstitutional Profiling and Abuse; Ashcroft, Ziglar, Mueller Seeking Reversal October 11, 2016, Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court...
September 21, 2016, Chicago – Today, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) argued before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, urging the court to strike down the federal Animal...
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...
August 18, 2016, New York – In response to the news that the Department of Justice will cease to use private prisons, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: CCR welcomes...
August 8, 2016, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) opposed the Obama administration’s request that the U.S. Supreme Court review an appellate court ruling that high-level...
July 29, 2016 – New York – Today, three American Muslim men with no criminal records who were placed or kept on the No Fly List by the FBI in retaliation for their refusal to become informants...
July 15, 2016, New York – Last night, in a case seeking documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regarding the detention bed quota in immigration detention facilities, a federal judge...
Civil rights groups mark 50th Anniversary of Freedom of Information Act by filing requests to expose government surveillance of activists of color July 5, 2016, New York – Color Of Change (COC) and...
June 23, 2016, Salt Lake City – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a brief in support of animal rights activists challenging Utah’s so-called “ag-gag” law, which punishes...