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Federal Judge Rules on Constitutionality of Kickback in Contract Between New York State Prisons and MCI

August 30, 2005

Center for Constitutional Rights announced a major victory on August 30, 2005 for the families and friends of people incarcerated in New York State prisons. The federal trial court in Byrd v. Goord...

Statement of Center for Constitutional Rights in Response to Court of Appeals Decision in Case of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld

July 15, 2005

Supreme Court Rules Prisoners Guaranteed Due Process Review Before Supermax Confinement

June 13, 2005

In Washington, D.C, on June 13, 2005, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that prison officials cannot confine inmates in long term solitary confinement in a supermaximum prison without...

Center for Constitutional Rights Files Lawsuit Challenging City’s Policy of Prohibiting Political Marches Along Fifth Avenue

March 16, 2005

The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a complaint on behalf of the International Action Center and the Troops Out Now Coalition on Wednesday March 16 challenging the City’s policy of...

CCR Files EEOC Discrimination Charges for Three African-American Applicants to the NYFD

February 24, 2005

CCR Condemns Arrest of 3 Community Leaders Lawfully Monitoring Police Activity

February 9, 2005

On February 9, 2005 in New York, The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) denounced the arrest of three community organizers by officers of the New York Police Department on the night of February...

Docket: CCR Files Amicus Brief in Support of Voting Rights for Felons

January 28, 2005

CCR Says Tough Questions for Gonzales Are Not Enough

January 5, 2005

In New York, on January 5, 2005, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged senators to think of the message confirming Alberto Gonzales to the post of Attorney General will send to the world...

Victory Against Human Rights Violators

January 4, 2005

CCR won a $66 million victory in its civil suit against Indonesia's former Vice Chief of Staff, accusing him of crimes against humanity and other human rights violations. CCR scored a major victory...

CCR Partners with Greenpeace and Calls on the World to Unite for Peace

January 1, 2005

Greenpeace has joined CCR in calling for the UN General Assembly to prevent a possible war in Iraq by using UN resolution 377, "Uniting for Peace", a little known resolution that can be...

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Federal Judge Rules on Constitutionality of Kickback in Contract Between New York State Prisons and MCI

Statement of Center for Constitutional Rights in Response to Court of Appeals Decision in Case of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld

Supreme Court Rules Prisoners Guaranteed Due Process Review Before Supermax Confinement

Center for Constitutional Rights Files Lawsuit Challenging City’s Policy of Prohibiting Political Marches Along Fifth Avenue

CCR Files EEOC Discrimination Charges for Three African-American Applicants to the NYFD

CCR Condemns Arrest of 3 Community Leaders Lawfully Monitoring Police Activity

Docket: CCR Files Amicus Brief in Support of Voting Rights for Felons

CCR Says Tough Questions for Gonzales Are Not Enough

Victory Against Human Rights Violators

CCR Partners with Greenpeace and Calls on the World to Unite for Peace

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