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CCR Statement on Senate Armed Services Committee Report on Abuse of Detainees in U.S. Custody

December 11, 2008

December 11, 2008, New York – In response to the release today by the Senate Armed Services Committee of a bi-partisan report almost two years in the making on the abuse of detainees in U.S...

Rights Groups Launch Campaign to End Animal Enterprise Terrorist Act

December 9, 2008

December 8, 2008, New York – This week, the Coalition to Abolish the Animal Enterprise Terrorist Act launched a campaign to repeal the Animal Enterprise Terrorist Act (AETA), a law that broadens the...

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...

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

May 23, 2008

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...

Judge Dismisses Case Against Israeli Official Charging Him with War Crimes in the Killing of 15 Palestinian Civilians

May 2, 2007

On May 2, 2007, a federal judge dismissed the Center for Constitutional Rights’ case against senior Israeli official Avi Dichter for his role in dropping a one-ton bomb on a Gaza City apartment...

Families Win Victory in Court of Appeals on Prison Telephone Challenge

February 20, 2007

On February 20, 2007, The Court of Appeals ruled that a constitutional challenge brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights on behalf of New York family members who pay a grossly inflated rate...

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CCR Statement on Senate Armed Services Committee Report on Abuse of Detainees in U.S. Custody

Rights Groups Launch Campaign to End Animal Enterprise Terrorist Act

Legality of Prison Telephone Rates Argued in Court

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

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

Judge Dismisses Case Against Israeli Official Charging Him with War Crimes in the Killing of 15 Palestinian Civilians

Families Win Victory in Court of Appeals on Prison Telephone Challenge

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