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September 13 Marks One-Year Anniversary of International Criminal Court Filing on Vatican Officials for Crimes Against Humanity

September 13, 2012

September 13, 2012, New York - Since the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) filed a formal request for an investigation one year ago to the...

Precedent-Setting Ruling in E-FOIA Case

July 16, 2012

July 13, 2012, New York – Today, in an important victory for open government, Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, of the Southern District of New York, ruled that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (...

Equal Protection Class-Action Suit Filed Over Crime Against Nature Statute

June 27, 2012

June 27, 2012, New Orleans – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a federal class action lawsuit seeking to remove from the Louisiana sex offender registry all individuals...

CCR Ally Women With A Vision’s Offices Targeted By Arson

May 29, 2012

On May 25, 2012, the offices of Women With A Vision, this year’s recipient of CCR’s Ally for Social Change Award, were deliberately targeted by arson. The offices were ransacked and...

60,000 People Ask President Obama for Apology to Torture Victim Maher Arar

May 21, 2012

May 21, 2012, Washington, D.C. – Today, Amnesty International USA, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and the National Religious Campaign Against Torture delivered to the White House a...

CCR Condemns Activation of Secure Communities in New York City

May 14, 2012

May 14, 2012- New York, NY – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement in response to news that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the...

CCR Urges Judge to Grant Access to Manning Court-Marshal

April 23, 2012

Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights asked David E. Coombs, Esq., attorney for accused Wikileaks leaker Bradley Manning, to forward to Chief Judge Lind CCR's request for public access to the...

Judge Orders Plaintiffs Removed from Sex Offender Registry

April 12, 2012

April 12, 2012, New Orleans – Yesterday, a federal judge declared that requiring individuals convicted under Louisiana’s “Crime Against Nature by Solicitation” (CANS) law to...

Embattled Clergy Sex-Abuse Survivors Submit New Evidence to International Criminal Court

April 11, 2012

April 11, 2012, New York – Today, a survivor-led support group for sex abuse victims, which is under attack by U.S. Catholic officials, submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) new...

DHS Inspector General Report Provides Further Proof ICE Cannot Reform Itself

April 6, 2012

April 6, 2012, Washington, DC - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General issued two reports on the much-maligned “Secure Communities” deportation program. The...

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September 13 Marks One-Year Anniversary of International Criminal Court Filing on Vatican Officials for Crimes Against Humanity

Precedent-Setting Ruling in E-FOIA Case

Equal Protection Class-Action Suit Filed Over Crime Against Nature Statute

CCR Ally Women With A Vision’s Offices Targeted By Arson

60,000 People Ask President Obama for Apology to Torture Victim Maher Arar

CCR Condemns Activation of Secure Communities in New York City

CCR Urges Judge to Grant Access to Manning Court-Marshal

Judge Orders Plaintiffs Removed from Sex Offender Registry

Embattled Clergy Sex-Abuse Survivors Submit New Evidence to International Criminal Court

DHS Inspector General Report Provides Further Proof ICE Cannot Reform Itself

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