September 25, 2019, New York – In response to news that human rights activist Patrick Naagbanton has been killed by a car in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the...
September 5, 2019, New York – Today, a newly publicly-released court filing revealed that a Guantánamo prisoner has attempted suicide. According to an emergency motion filed by the Center for...
Rescinding Approved Visas Is Part of Broader Anti-Muslim, Anti-Immigrant Agenda, Attorneys Say September 5, 2019, San Francisco – The Center for Constitutional Rights sued the Trump administration...
Life at Risk After Rapidly Declining Health and Suicidal Statements August 30, 2019, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights is gravely concerned about the life and health of CCR client...
August 14, 2019, New York – In response to the Trump administration’s new proposed rule, Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption, which would...
Report on Biased Policing Recommends CCRB Take Over Investigation of Racial Profiling Complaints Wednesday, June 26, 2019, New York – In response to a scathing report on biased policing released...
Reversing Decades of Precedent, Highest Court Allows Private Corporations to Block Release of Government Information June 24, 2019, New York, NY – Today, the Supreme Court reversed decades of...
Demands Independent U.N. Investigation June 6, 2019, New York – Yesterday, the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a complaint with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of...
Attorney for State Police Threatens Community Leaders with Felonies Carrying up to 15 Years Imprisonment if They Attempt to Walk Across Bridges May 31, 2019, Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Today, a judge...
Pipeline Protesters, Journalist, and Landowners Sue Over Louisiana Law M ay 22, 2019, Baton Rouge – Today, landowners, community members, environmental justice advocates, and a journalist filed a...