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Civil Liberties Attorneys: Court Should Dismiss Lawsuit Against Greenpeace, Public Should Support Activists

June 1, 2018

May 31, 2018, New York – In conjunction with a court hearing in San Francisco in a lawsuit filed against Greenpeace by Resolute Forest Products, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the...

CCR Condemns Haspel Testimony

May 9, 2018

May 9, 2018, New York – In response to today’s Senate confirmation hearing for Gina Haspel to head the CIA, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: Gina Haspel could not...

CCR Gitmo Lawyers React to First Transfer Under Trump

May 2, 2018

May 2, 2018, New York – In response to news that the first detainee has been transferred out of Guantánamo under Trump, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: We are...

Mentally Ill Gitmo Detainee Seeks Medical Review

April 19, 2018

U.S. Tortured Him Knowing History of Psychosis April 19, 2018, Washington, D.C. – Today, attorneys urged a federal judge to appoint a Mixed Medical Commission to assess whether Guantánamo prisoner...

Louisiana State Licensing Board Denies Groups’ Petition to Intervene in TigerSwan Appeal

March 29, 2018

Groups Point to New Documents Showing TigerSwan Employee Failed to Disclose Affiliation When Seeking License Thursday, March 29, 2018, Baton Rouge, LA – Today, a broad base of Louisiana advocacy...

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...

Human Rights Attorneys Outraged by Pompeo for State, Torturer Haspel for CIA

March 13, 2018

March 13, 2018 New York – In response to news that Donald Trump is replacing Rex Tillerson at the State Department with Mike Pompeo, who currently heads the CIA, and naming Gina Haspel to head the...

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...

Court Should Sanction Pipeline Lawyers, Rights Attorneys Say

February 7, 2018

Dakota Access Lawyers Abused Legal System to Stifle Advocacy, Sanctions Motion Argues February 6, 2018, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and Earth First! Journal urged a...

Human Rights Group Urges International Court to Investigate U.S. Officials, Contractors

February 1, 2018

Center for Constitutional Rights Submits “Victim’s Representations” in Support of Pending ICC Prosecution January 31, 2018, The Hague – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) submitted a...

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Press Releases

Civil Liberties Attorneys: Court Should Dismiss Lawsuit Against Greenpeace, Public Should Support Activists

CCR Condemns Haspel Testimony

CCR Gitmo Lawyers React to First Transfer Under Trump

Mentally Ill Gitmo Detainee Seeks Medical Review

Louisiana State Licensing Board Denies Groups’ Petition to Intervene in TigerSwan Appeal

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

Human Rights Attorneys Outraged by Pompeo for State, Torturer Haspel for CIA

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

Court Should Sanction Pipeline Lawyers, Rights Attorneys Say

Human Rights Group Urges International Court to Investigate U.S. Officials, Contractors

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