Press Releases

CCR Responds to Impending King Hearings on So-Called Homegrown Muslim Terrorism

March 10, 2011

March 8, 2011, New York – In response to the impending hearings being held by United States Representative Peter King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, on “The Extent of...

Victory in CCR and NLG Suit Against Virginia Prisons for Unconstitutional Censorship of Jailhouse Lawyer’s Handbook

March 1, 2011

March 1, 2011, New York and Charlottesville, VA – Today, t he Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) announced a settlement in their lawsuit in the Western...

Government Changes Attorney Licensing Regulations In Response To Lawsuit Filed By CCR And ACLU

December 17, 2010

December 17, 2010, Washington, DC– Attorneys are no longer required to seek permission from the government to provide uncompensated representation to individuals the government has placed on a...

Court Dismisses Targeted Killing Case On Procedural Grounds Without Addressing Merits

December 7, 2010

December 7, 2010 WASHINGTON – A federal court today acknowledged the serious issues raised by a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s targeted killing policy, but dismissed the...

Obama Administration Claims Unchecked Authority To Kill Americans Outside Combat Zones

November 8, 2010

November 8, 2010 , WASHINGTON – The Obama administration today argued before a federal court that it should have unreviewable authority to kill Americans the executive branch has unilaterally...

Rights Groups File Response To Government's Attempt to Dismiss Targeted Killing Case

October 8, 2010

October 8, 2010, New York – The Center For Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the American Civil Liberties Union today filed a brief in federal court responding to the Obama administration's...

CCR and ACLU Response To Report That The Government Will Bring Charges Against Anwar Al-Aulaqi

September 14, 2010

September 14, 2010, NEW YORK – The Obama administration is considering filing criminal charges against Anwar Al-Aulaqi , a U.S. citizen located in Yemen whom the U.S. government has already...

Former Detainees Join Federal Court Challenge to Post-9/11 Racial Profiling and Abuse of Muslim, Arab and South Asian Men

September 13, 2010

September 13 New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) announced that six new plaintiffs have joined a federal, class action lawsuit, Turkmen v. Ashcroft, challenging their...

Rights Groups File Challenge To Targeted Killing By U.S.

August 30, 2010

NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) today filed a lawsuit challenging the government's asserted authority to carry out “targeted...

ACLU And CCR Respond To OFAC's Reaction To Their Lawsuit

August 5, 2010

NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights today issued the following response to a statement by Adam Szubin, Director of the Office of Foreign...

Center for Constitutional Rights

Donate Button

Press Releases

CCR Responds to Impending King Hearings on So-Called Homegrown Muslim Terrorism

Victory in CCR and NLG Suit Against Virginia Prisons for Unconstitutional Censorship of Jailhouse Lawyer’s Handbook

Government Changes Attorney Licensing Regulations In Response To Lawsuit Filed By CCR And ACLU

Court Dismisses Targeted Killing Case On Procedural Grounds Without Addressing Merits

Obama Administration Claims Unchecked Authority To Kill Americans Outside Combat Zones

Rights Groups File Response To Government's Attempt to Dismiss Targeted Killing Case

CCR and ACLU Response To Report That The Government Will Bring Charges Against Anwar Al-Aulaqi

Former Detainees Join Federal Court Challenge to Post-9/11 Racial Profiling and Abuse of Muslim, Arab and South Asian Men

Rights Groups File Challenge To Targeted Killing By U.S.

ACLU And CCR Respond To OFAC's Reaction To Their Lawsuit

Pages

Date Search

Filter by Issue

Spread the word

Press Inquiries

Join Our Press List

Staff Experts

Search form

Donate Button

Press Releases

Pages

Date Search

Filter by Issue

Spread the word

Press Inquiries

Join Our Press List

Staff Experts