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Center for Constitutional Rights Condemns Reintroduction of Ugandan “Kill the Gays” Bill

February 10, 2012

February 9, 2012, New York, NY – In response to Tuesday’s reintroduction in the Ugandan parliament of a bill that would require the death penalty for consensual sex between persons of the...

Activists Challenge Animal Rights Terrorism Law as a Violation of Free Speech

December 15, 2011

December 15, 2011, Boston – Today, animal rights activists who allege their freedom of speech has been violated by the federal Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) filed a lawsuit asking the...

CCR Congratulates Mumia After DA Ceases Pursuit of the Death Penalty

December 7, 2011

The Center for Constitutional Rights was pleased to learn of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s decision to no longer pursue the death penalty against internationally renowned journalist and...

DISTRICT COURT ORDERS RELEASE OF KEY ICE MEMORANDUM

October 25, 2011

October 25, 2011, New York —Last night, Judge Shira Scheindlin ordered the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to publicly disclose by November 1 a previously withheld internal...

Secure Communities Dragnet Includes US Citizens

October 19, 2011

Reading Guide to Report Available at: http://uncoverthetruth.org/resources/warren-report/ October 19, 2011, New York, NY - The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the National Day Laborer...

Center for Constitutional Rights Issues Statement of Support for Occupy Wall Street

October 14, 2011

October 14, 2011, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement in support of the Occupy Wall Street protesters: The Center for Constitutional Rights...

Members of Congress Send Letter of Inquiry to Bureau of Prisons over CMU Experimental Prison Units

October 13, 2011

October 13, 2011, New York and Washington—This week, Members of the House of Representatives issued a Congressional Letter of Inquiry to the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) expressing their...

Judge Rules FDNY Hiring Process is Broadly Racially Discriminatory; Orders Wide-ranging, Court-supervised Reforms

October 5, 2011

October 5, 2011, New York, NY – Today, in a federal class-action lawsuit filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and co-counsel Levy Ratner, P.C., and Scott & Scott, LLP, on...

CCR Statement on the Execution of Troy Davis

September 22, 2011

September 22, 2011 . The execution of Troy Anthony Davis by lethal injection at 11:08 p.m. on September 21 marked a low point for justice in America and has further tarnished our country’s...

CCR Statement on Scheduled Troy Davis Execution

September 15, 2011

Read the complete letter. CCR writes to ask you to prevent the execution of Troy Anthony Davis. Capital punishment, as it is applied in the United States, is expensive, racist, arbitrary, fallible...

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Press Releases

Center for Constitutional Rights Condemns Reintroduction of Ugandan “Kill the Gays” Bill

Activists Challenge Animal Rights Terrorism Law as a Violation of Free Speech

CCR Congratulates Mumia After DA Ceases Pursuit of the Death Penalty

DISTRICT COURT ORDERS RELEASE OF KEY ICE MEMORANDUM

Secure Communities Dragnet Includes US Citizens

Center for Constitutional Rights Issues Statement of Support for Occupy Wall Street

Members of Congress Send Letter of Inquiry to Bureau of Prisons over CMU Experimental Prison Units

Judge Rules FDNY Hiring Process is Broadly Racially Discriminatory; Orders Wide-ranging, Court-supervised Reforms

CCR Statement on the Execution of Troy Davis

CCR Statement on Scheduled Troy Davis Execution

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