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We Denounce Latest Charges Against Stop Cop City/Defend the Atlanta Forest Activists

September 8, 2023

September 8, 2023, New York – In response to the Georgia attorney general’s sweeping RICO charges targeting Stop Cop City/ Defend the Atlanta Forest activists , the Center for Constitutional Rights...

Rights Groups Sue U.S. Government, Demand Info on Afghan Evacuees Detained in Third Countries

August 30, 2023

U.S. responsible for thousands of Afghans who face arbitrary detention, brutal treatment, legal limbo August 30, 2023, New York – Today, two years after the U.S. government ended its 20-year war in...

Asylum Seekers Ask Court to Block Turnback Policy

August 10, 2023

August 10, 2023, San Diego, CA – On Wednesday a group of asylum seekers moved to block the Biden administration’s unlawful policy of turning back people seeking asylum at ports of entry along the...

New Federal Lawsuit Filed to Hold U.S. Government Accountable for Abuse and Unlawful Deportation of Cameroonian Asylum Seekers

August 8, 2023

August 8, 2023, Washington, D.C. – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights , the Center for Constitutional Rights and Texas A&M Law School Immigrant Rights Clinic and Civil Rights Clinic filed a case in...

Victory for Descendants of Enslaved People: Louisiana Judge Strikes Down 33-Year-Old Zoning Ordinance, Blocking Heavy Industry Threatening Historic Community

August 4, 2023

Descendants in Cancer Alley brought suit to protect historic Black community and ancestral gravesites from massive grain elevator August 4, 2023, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana – Today, a...

Judge Sides With Abu Ghraib Torture Survivors, Refuses to Dismiss Historic Case Against U.S. Military Contractor CACI

August 1, 2023

Nearly 20 years after torture scandal broke, Iraqis continue fight for justice; 15-year quest for day in court one step closer to trial August 1, 2023, Alexandria, VA – A federal judge has rejected...

Groups Sue Over Government Turnbacks of Asylum Seekers

July 27, 2023

July 27, 2023, San Diego, CA – Today two immigrant rights groups and a group of asylum seekers filed a class action lawsuit in federal court challenging the Biden administration’s unlawful policy of...

Community Groups, Residents, and Advocates Speak in Court and Submit Statement to EPA Regarding Jackson Water Crisis

July 21, 2023

Judge Expected to Respond to Community’s Concerns Today July 21, 2023, Jackson, MS – Along with two days of testimony before a federal court last week, several Jackson-based community groups and...

Immigrant Rights Advocates Seek Justice in Family Separation Case Involving Toddler

July 6, 2023

Federal District Court Hears Arguments in Asylum Case in NYC En Español Abajo July 6, 2023, New York – A federal district court heard today the government’s motion to dismiss D.J.C.V. v. United...

Sanctuary Immigrant Leaders Targeted by ICE Under Trump Granted Relief

June 22, 2023

En Español Abajo Four women in sanctuary filed suit after government hit them with hundred of thousands of dollars in discriminatory, retaliatory fines June 22, 2023 – Under a settlement made public...

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We Denounce Latest Charges Against Stop Cop City/Defend the Atlanta Forest Activists

Rights Groups Sue U.S. Government, Demand Info on Afghan Evacuees Detained in Third Countries

Asylum Seekers Ask Court to Block Turnback Policy

New Federal Lawsuit Filed to Hold U.S. Government Accountable for Abuse and Unlawful Deportation of Cameroonian Asylum Seekers

Victory for Descendants of Enslaved People: Louisiana Judge Strikes Down 33-Year-Old Zoning Ordinance, Blocking Heavy Industry Threatening Historic Community

Judge Sides With Abu Ghraib Torture Survivors, Refuses to Dismiss Historic Case Against U.S. Military Contractor CACI

Groups Sue Over Government Turnbacks of Asylum Seekers

Community Groups, Residents, and Advocates Speak in Court and Submit Statement to EPA Regarding Jackson Water Crisis

Immigrant Rights Advocates Seek Justice in Family Separation Case Involving Toddler

Sanctuary Immigrant Leaders Targeted by ICE Under Trump Granted Relief

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