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Court Gives NYPD Green Light to Conduct Religious Surveillance

February 20, 2014

February 20, 2014, Newark and New York – Today, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the New York City Police Department’s broad surveillance of Muslims in New Jersey. In a...

New Snowden Revelation Show U.S. Targeting of WikiLeaks, Assange

February 18, 2014

February 18, 2014, New York – In response to recent revelations by Edward Snowden of the NSA’s global effort to surveil, intimidate and target WikiLeaks, its publisher Julian Assange, and...

CCR, NLG and CAIR-USA Ask House Education Committee to Oppose Anti-Boycott Bill

February 12, 2014

February 1 2, 2014 , New York - The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and the Council on American-Islamic Relations-USA (CAIR-USA) sent members of the House of...

CCR Responds to Reports that Obama Administration is Considering Targeting American with Drone Strike

February 11, 2014

February 11, 2014 , New York – In response to news reports that the Obama administration is considering assassinating an American citizen who allegedly presents a security threat, the Center...

CCR and NLG-NYC Appeal to New York Assembly to Oppose Anti-Boycott Bill

January 31, 2014

January 31 , 2014 , New York - The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the National Lawyers Guild- New York City Chapter (NLG-NYC) sent New York Assembly Members a letter urging them to oppose...

CCR and Palestine Solidarity Legal Support Respond to the New York Senate’s Passage of Anti-Boycott Bill

January 29, 2014

January 29 , 2014 , New York – The New York Senate passed S.6438, legislation drafted in response to the ASA resolution calling for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions, yesterday...

CCR, PSLS, Say Lawsuit Threat Against Academic Association is Legal Bullying

January 10, 2014

January 10, 2014, New York - Yesterday, Shurat HaDin, an Israeli legal organization, threatened to sue the American Studies Association (ASA) for its December, 2013 endorsement of a resolution to...

CCR Files NSA Spying Case with Supreme Court

January 3, 2014

January 2, 2014 , Washington – Today, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) petitioned the Supreme Court to review their case challenging surveillance by the National...

Rights Groups Issue Open Letter to Obama

December 5, 2013

December 5, 2013, New York – Today, U.S.-based civil rights and human rights groups signed an open letter to President Obama urging the administration to make good on its stated commitment to...

Civil Rights Groups Comment on Hearing Held to Rein in NYPD Spying

October 1, 2013

October 1, 2013 – In response to today’s hearing in Handschu v. Special Services Division , Muslim Advocates and the Center for Constitutional Rights provide the following joint statement...

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Press Releases

Court Gives NYPD Green Light to Conduct Religious Surveillance

New Snowden Revelation Show U.S. Targeting of WikiLeaks, Assange

CCR, NLG and CAIR-USA Ask House Education Committee to Oppose Anti-Boycott Bill

CCR Responds to Reports that Obama Administration is Considering Targeting American with Drone Strike

CCR and NLG-NYC Appeal to New York Assembly to Oppose Anti-Boycott Bill

CCR and Palestine Solidarity Legal Support Respond to the New York Senate’s Passage of Anti-Boycott Bill

CCR, PSLS, Say Lawsuit Threat Against Academic Association is Legal Bullying

CCR Files NSA Spying Case with Supreme Court

Rights Groups Issue Open Letter to Obama

Civil Rights Groups Comment on Hearing Held to Rein in NYPD Spying

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