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Attorneys Sue for Info on Hundreds of Muslim Ban Waiver Denials

June 28, 2018

CCR and Muslim Advocates File FOIA Lawsuit on Opaque Muslim Ban Waiver Process Washington, DC – Following the United States Supreme Court decision to uphold the Muslim Ban, Muslim Advocates (MA) and...

CCR: Supreme Court Muslim Ban Ruling a "Historic Judicial Mistake"

June 26, 2018

Recent Yemen Waiver Report Cited in Breyer’s Dissent June 27, 2018, New York – In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump’s Muslim ban, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the...

Human Rights Advocates Launch Report Documenting Muslim Ban’s Impact on Yemenis

June 21, 2018

June 21, 2018, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the Rule of Law Clinic at Yale Law School released “ Window Dressing the Muslim Ban: Reports of waivers & mass...

Appeals Court Reinstates No-Fly List Lawsuit by American Muslims Coerced to Spy by FBI

May 2, 2018

Victims May Sue Agents Who Listed them for Refusing to Inform May 2, 2018, New York – Today, a federal appeals court reinstated a lawsuit against 24 FBI agents alleging that they had placed or kept...

Settlement Reached in NYPD Muslim Surveillance Lawsuit

April 5, 2018

New Jersey Muslims Reach Landmark Settlement Requiring NYPD to End Unlawful Spying Activities New York, NY – Today, a group of Muslim owned businesses, mosques, individuals, and student groups have...

Ongoing Isolation in CA Prisons Not Governed by Settlement, Judge Rules

March 29, 2018

Activism Needed to Remedy Solitary Conditions in Prisons, Civil Rights Attorneys Say March 28, 2018, Oakland, CA – Today, a federal judge declined to order the California Department of Corrections...

Racial Justice Groups Sue DHS to Release Contents of Fully Redacted “Race Paper”

March 16, 2018

Document Raises Questions About Escalating Government Surveillance and Criminalization of Black Activists March 19, 2018, New York, NY – Today, racial justice organizations filed a lawsuit against...

Men Held in Post-9/11 Sweeps Urge Court to Protect Their Right to Sue for Abuse

March 15, 2018

Immigration Detainees Should Have Same Recourse as Convicted Prisoners, Attorneys Say March 15, 2018, New York – Today, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged a federal court...

Louisiana Public Officials Surveilled Anti-Bayou Bridge Pipeline Groups and Coordinated with Pipeline Employees, Documents Show

March 1, 2018

March 1, 2018, Baton Rouge, LA – Newly released documents reveal that Louisiana state intelligence officers surveilled community groups opposed to the Bayou Bridge Pipeline and that regulators used...

Unconstitutional Solitary Confinement Continues, Prisoners’ Attorneys Say

February 23, 2018

Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and co-counsel asked a federal judge to order the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to comply with

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Press Releases

Attorneys Sue for Info on Hundreds of Muslim Ban Waiver Denials

CCR: Supreme Court Muslim Ban Ruling a "Historic Judicial Mistake"

Human Rights Advocates Launch Report Documenting Muslim Ban’s Impact on Yemenis

Appeals Court Reinstates No-Fly List Lawsuit by American Muslims Coerced to Spy by FBI

Settlement Reached in NYPD Muslim Surveillance Lawsuit

Ongoing Isolation in CA Prisons Not Governed by Settlement, Judge Rules

Racial Justice Groups Sue DHS to Release Contents of Fully Redacted “Race Paper”

Men Held in Post-9/11 Sweeps Urge Court to Protect Their Right to Sue for Abuse

Louisiana Public Officials Surveilled Anti-Bayou Bridge Pipeline Groups and Coordinated with Pipeline Employees, Documents Show

Unconstitutional Solitary Confinement Continues, Prisoners’ Attorneys Say

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