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New York's Highest Court to Hear Challenge to Discriminatory Prison Telephone Charges

January 9, 2007

On January 9, 2007, Rachel Meeropol, a lawyer from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) will argue that the New York State Court of Appeals should stop the state government and the telephone...

Victory for Families of New York

January 8, 2007

Families in New York with a loved one in prison won a long-awaited victory on January 8, 2007 when Governor Spitzer committed to end the burdensome, back door tax on collect calls to inmates'...

Highest Court in New York to Hear Challenge to Monopoly Prison Telephone Contract

July 10, 2006

The Center for Constitutional Rights welcomes the news that its motion for leave to appeal to the highest court of the state, the Court of Appeals, was granted in Walton v. NYSDOCS. The lawsuit seeks...

CCR Condemns Harassment of Former Members of Black Panther Party

December 8, 2005

Today, December 8, 2005, in Washington, D.C., the Center for Constitutional Rights condemned what it views as a campaign of harassment and political persecution of former members of the Black Panther...

Federal Judge Rules on Constitutionality of Kickback in Contract Between New York State Prisons and MCI

August 30, 2005

Center for Constitutional Rights announced a major victory on August 30, 2005 for the families and friends of people incarcerated in New York State prisons. The federal trial court in Byrd v. Goord...

Historic Advance for Universal Human Rights: Unocal to Compensate Burmese Villagers

April 2, 2005

CCR is thrilled to announce that the U.S. oil company Unocal has agreed to compensate Burmese villagers who sued the firm for complicity in forced labor, rape and murder. The abuses were committed in...

Center for Constitutional Rights Files Lawsuit Challenging City’s Policy of Prohibiting Political Marches Along Fifth Avenue

March 16, 2005

The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a complaint on behalf of the International Action Center and the Troops Out Now Coalition on Wednesday March 16 challenging the City’s policy of...

CCR Condemns Arrest of 3 Community Leaders Lawfully Monitoring Police Activity

February 9, 2005

On February 9, 2005 in New York, The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) denounced the arrest of three community organizers by officers of the New York Police Department on the night of February...

CCR Joins With Other Human Rights Groups to Advocate on Behalf of Women in Prison

January 1, 2005

CCR Joins National Lawyers Guild in Civil Rights Lawsuit Against New York City For Those Arrested During Republican Convention

November 22, 2004

On November 22, 2004, a group of protesters and bystanders wrongfully arrested during the Republican National Convention last August filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of the almost 2,000 who...

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New York's Highest Court to Hear Challenge to Discriminatory Prison Telephone Charges

Victory for Families of New York

Highest Court in New York to Hear Challenge to Monopoly Prison Telephone Contract

CCR Condemns Harassment of Former Members of Black Panther Party

Federal Judge Rules on Constitutionality of Kickback in Contract Between New York State Prisons and MCI

Historic Advance for Universal Human Rights: Unocal to Compensate Burmese Villagers

Center for Constitutional Rights Files Lawsuit Challenging City’s Policy of Prohibiting Political Marches Along Fifth Avenue

CCR Condemns Arrest of 3 Community Leaders Lawfully Monitoring Police Activity

CCR Joins With Other Human Rights Groups to Advocate on Behalf of Women in Prison

CCR Joins National Lawyers Guild in Civil Rights Lawsuit Against New York City For Those Arrested During Republican Convention

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