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Groups Challenge Disparate Punishment Under Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature Law

February 16, 2011

February 16, 2011 – Today, attorneys filed a federal civil rights suit in New Orleans on behalf of nine anonymous plaintiffs convicted under Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature law and...

CCR Warrantless Wiretapping Case Dismissed By Federal Judge

February 1, 2011

February 1, 2011, New York and San Francisco – Last night the federal district court in San Francisco dismissed CCR v. Obama , a lawsuit brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)...

CCR and NLG Attorneys in Court to Protest Targeting of NLG Legal Observers by Sheriff Arpaio’s Deputies at June Demo

January 7, 2011

January 5, 2011, New York and Phoenix – Attorneys representing lawyers from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) were in court late yesterday seeking...

An Open Letter to U.S. Government Officials Regarding Free Expression in the Wake of the Wikileaks Controversy

December 22, 2010

December 22, 2010 - Last week, the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from legal and free speech experts about the possible application of the Espionage Act to the recent publication of secret...

CCR Calls on Supreme Court to Hear Case of SHAC 7

November 16, 2010

November 16, 2010, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged the United States Supreme Court to hear the case U.S. v. Kjonaas . In an amicus brief filed today on behalf of...

Human Rights Groups File Legal Petition on Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Camps for Displaced in Haiti

October 20, 2010

October 20, 2010 – Washington, DC – Today, a group of advocates and attorneys for displaced women in Haiti submitted a petition calling for urgent action to confront an epidemic of sexual...

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Wiretapping Case, Government Can Keep Secret Whether NSA Spied on Guantánamo Attorneys

October 4, 2010

October 4, 2010, New York, NY – Today, the Supreme Court said it would not take up a warrantless surveillance case, Wilner v. National Security Agency (NSA) , filed by the Center for...

Groups Sue Virginia Prisons for Unconstitutional Banning of Jailhouse Lawyer’s Handbook

July 21, 2010

July 21, 2010, New York and Charlottesville, VA – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) today filed a lawsuit in the Western District of Virginia...

CCR, Former Corrections Officials, Large Coalition Flood BOP with Public Comments Critical of Experimental Prison Units

June 2, 2010

CCR, Former Corrections Officials, Large Coalition Flood BOP with Public Comments Critical of Experimental Prison Units That Target Muslims, Activists With No Due Process Communication Management...

Rights Groups Issue Open Letter on Upcoming NYC Trial of Syed Fahad Hashmi and Severe Special Administrative Measures

April 23, 2010

April 23, 2010, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights, Amnesty International USA, and the Council on American Islamic Relations-NY released an open letter today expressing their...

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Groups Challenge Disparate Punishment Under Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature Law

CCR Warrantless Wiretapping Case Dismissed By Federal Judge

CCR and NLG Attorneys in Court to Protest Targeting of NLG Legal Observers by Sheriff Arpaio’s Deputies at June Demo

An Open Letter to U.S. Government Officials Regarding Free Expression in the Wake of the Wikileaks Controversy

CCR Calls on Supreme Court to Hear Case of SHAC 7

Human Rights Groups File Legal Petition on Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Camps for Displaced in Haiti

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Wiretapping Case, Government Can Keep Secret Whether NSA Spied on Guantánamo Attorneys

Groups Sue Virginia Prisons for Unconstitutional Banning of Jailhouse Lawyer’s Handbook

CCR, Former Corrections Officials, Large Coalition Flood BOP with Public Comments Critical of Experimental Prison Units

Rights Groups Issue Open Letter on Upcoming NYC Trial of Syed Fahad Hashmi and Severe Special Administrative Measures

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