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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...

Federal Court Urged to Allow Post 9/11 Religious Profiling Suit to Proceed

March 11, 2011

Brooklyn, March 11, 2011 – Today the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged a federal court judge to reject the government’s efforts to halt a class action civil rights lawsuit on...

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...

Newly Released Secure Communities Documents Signal Opening for Local Opt-Out

February 17, 2011

Feb 16, 2011 – Today, advocates made available excepts of 15,000 pages of documents released following litigation by the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, Center for Constitutional...

International Human Rights Commission Summons U.S. to Stop Deportations to Haiti Following First Deportee Death

February 4, 2011

February 4, 2011, Miami, FL and Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to an emergency petition filed on January 6, 2011 by six rights groups, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (...

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)...

Rights Groups File Emergency Human Rights Petition To Stop Imminent Deportations To Haiti

January 6, 2011

January 6, 2011, Miami, FL and Washington, D.C. – Today six civil and human rights groups filed an emergency petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), to halt the...

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...

CCR Sends Letter to Obama Raising Concerns Over Immediate Plans to Resume Deportations to Haiti Amid Spiraling Cholera Outbreak

December 16, 2010

December 16, 2010, New York – Today the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) wrote to President Barack Obama outlining concerns that deporting people with criminal convictions to Haiti...

Rights Groups Denounce U.S. Decision to Resume Deportations to Haiti Amid Cholera Outbreak and Worsening Humanitarian Situation

December 13, 2010

December 13, 2010, New York – The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) announced on December 9 that it has lifted the ban on deportations to Haiti for persons with criminal...

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Press Releases

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

Federal Court Urged to Allow Post 9/11 Religious Profiling Suit to Proceed

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

Newly Released Secure Communities Documents Signal Opening for Local Opt-Out

International Human Rights Commission Summons U.S. to Stop Deportations to Haiti Following First Deportee Death

CCR Warrantless Wiretapping Case Dismissed By Federal Judge

Rights Groups File Emergency Human Rights Petition To Stop Imminent Deportations To Haiti

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

CCR Sends Letter to Obama Raising Concerns Over Immediate Plans to Resume Deportations to Haiti Amid Spiraling Cholera Outbreak

Rights Groups Denounce U.S. Decision to Resume Deportations to Haiti Amid Cholera Outbreak and Worsening Humanitarian Situation

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