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Legality of Prison Telephone Rates Argued in Court

September 8, 2008

Albany, NY, September 8, 2008 – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) challenges the constitutionality of the unlawful tax levied on families who received collect calls at exorbitant...

Judge Rules Government Can Keep Secret Whether It Spied on Guantánamo Attorneys

June 26, 2008

June 26, 2008, New York – Late yesterday, a federal court judge ruled that the government did not have to disclose whether it was illegally spying on Guantanamo attorneys’ conversations. The judge...

Government Brief Says Confirming Whether Guantánamo Lawyers are Illegally Spied Upon is National Security Threat

June 5, 2008

June 5, 2008, New York – Late yesterday, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) received the government's reply brief in their case demanding that the government comply with requests to turn over...

U.N. Special Rapporteur on Racism Brings Fact-Finding Mission to NYC, Meets with CCR Representatives

May 23, 2008

CCR and Guantánamo Habeas Attorneys Believe Government Is Illegally Spying on Them Without a Warrant

May 7, 2008

Santa Claus Delivers 37,000+ Copies of Constitution to President Bush

December 20, 2007

December 20, 2007, Washington, DC – This morning, Santa Claus (in the person of noted constitutional lawyer Bill Goodman) drove his sleigh to the White House to deliver thousands of copies of the U.S...

CCR APPEALS CASE CHARGING ISRAELI OFFICIAL WITH WAR CRIMES IN KILLING OF PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS

September 27, 2007

On September 24, 2007, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) appealed a lower court's decision to dismiss the case charging an Israeli official with war crimes for his role in dropping a one-ton...

COURT OF APPEALS DISMISSES CCR CASE AGAINST CATERPILLAR FOR DEATHS AND INJURIES IN PALESTINIAN HOME DEMOLITIONS

September 17, 2007

On September 17, 2007, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of CCR's case charging Caterpillar, Inc. with aiding and abetting war crimes and other serious human rights violations...

GOVERNOR SPITZER SIGNS FAMILY CONNECTIONS BILL, ENDS BACKDOOR TAX ON PRISON FAMILIES

July 19, 2007

On July 19, 2007, Governor Eliot Spitzer signed into law the Family Connections bill, which states that prison telephone service is a right and not a revenue generator. "Words cannot describe...

CCR Welcomes the Family Connections Bill Introduced by New York Assemblymembers to Reform Prison Prison Phone System

June 21, 2007

“It is an injustice that families of inmates are forced to pay this backdoor tax,” said Assemblyman Aubry, Chair of the Assembly Correction Committee. “This is a public safety issue because it...

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Legality of Prison Telephone Rates Argued in Court

Judge Rules Government Can Keep Secret Whether It Spied on Guantánamo Attorneys

Government Brief Says Confirming Whether Guantánamo Lawyers are Illegally Spied Upon is National Security Threat

U.N. Special Rapporteur on Racism Brings Fact-Finding Mission to NYC, Meets with CCR Representatives

CCR and Guantánamo Habeas Attorneys Believe Government Is Illegally Spying on Them Without a Warrant

Santa Claus Delivers 37,000+ Copies of Constitution to President Bush

CCR APPEALS CASE CHARGING ISRAELI OFFICIAL WITH WAR CRIMES IN KILLING OF PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS

COURT OF APPEALS DISMISSES CCR CASE AGAINST CATERPILLAR FOR DEATHS AND INJURIES IN PALESTINIAN HOME DEMOLITIONS

GOVERNOR SPITZER SIGNS FAMILY CONNECTIONS BILL, ENDS BACKDOOR TAX ON PRISON FAMILIES

CCR Welcomes the Family Connections Bill Introduced by New York Assemblymembers to Reform Prison Prison Phone System

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