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Groups Ask Court to Remove Individuals Convicted of Crime Against Nature by Solicitation from Sex Offender Registry

August 10, 2011

August 10, 2011, New Orleans – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), police misconduct attorney Andrea J. Ritchie, Esq., the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Law...

CCR Joins Amicus in Case Challenging DNA Sampling of Arrestees

July 26, 2011

July 26, 2011, New York – Yesterday, CCR joined with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and other civil liberties groups to file a brief of amicus curiae in the case, United States v...

The Center for Constitutional Rights Supports Prisoners of Pelican Bay SHU

July 19, 2011

July 19, 2011, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement today support of the hunger strikers at the Pelican Bay Security Housing Unit: "The Center for...

New Orleans Groups Applaud Change in “Scarlet Letter” Law

June 29, 2011

June 29, 2011, New Orleans – Late last night, legislation eliminating the mandatory sex offender registration requirement for individuals convicted of Louisiana’s Solicitation of a Crime...

CCR Voices Opposition to Rep. Peter King’s Second Hearing on Islamic Radicalization

June 15, 2011

June 15, 2011, New York – Today, as Congressman Peter King leads the House Committee on Homeland Security through the second in a series of hearings examining so-called homegrown Islamic...

Court Vindicates Prisoners in Right to Challenge Federal Experimental Isolation Units Restricting Communication

March 30, 2011

March 30, 2011, New York – Today, prisoners in two experimental federal prison units called “Communications Management Units” (CMUs) won the right to have their day in court and...

DOJ Slams New Orleans PD in Scathing Report, Highlights Enforcement of Crime Against Nature Statute Challenged in CCR Suit

March 22, 2011

March 21, 2011, New York – Last Friday, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a report finding that the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) has engaged in “a pattern or...

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Groups Ask Court to Remove Individuals Convicted of Crime Against Nature by Solicitation from Sex Offender Registry

CCR Joins Amicus in Case Challenging DNA Sampling of Arrestees

The Center for Constitutional Rights Supports Prisoners of Pelican Bay SHU

New Orleans Groups Applaud Change in “Scarlet Letter” Law

CCR Voices Opposition to Rep. Peter King’s Second Hearing on Islamic Radicalization

Court Vindicates Prisoners in Right to Challenge Federal Experimental Isolation Units Restricting Communication

DOJ Slams New Orleans PD in Scathing Report, Highlights Enforcement of Crime Against Nature Statute Challenged in CCR Suit

CCR Calls for Obama Administration to Move from Rhetoric to Action in Complying with Human Rights Obligations

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

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

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