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Historic Victory: Court Rules FDNY Hiring Practices Intentionally Discriminated on the Basis of Race for Decades

January 13, 2010

January 13, 2010, New York, NY – Today, United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit charging the Fire Department of New York (...

Rights Groups Urge Congress Not to Block Disclosure of Details about CIA Rendition, Secret Detention, and Torture

January 7, 2010

January 7, 2010, New York and Washington DC – Congress should not prevent disclosure of its knowledge and oversight of the CIA’s use of rendition, secret detention, and torture, three...

Appeals Court Rules in Case Challenging Racial Profiling of Muslim, Arab, South Asian Men in Post-9/11 Sweeps

December 18, 2009

December 18, 2009, New York, NY – Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) case challenging the racial profiling, arbitrary detention and...

CCR Lawyers Ask Judge to Apply Ruling from Last Week to New ACORN De-Funding

December 17, 2009

December 17, 2009, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) asked a federal judge to amend her decision granting an injunction against Congress’ unconstitutional de-...

CCR Charges Congress Violated Constitution in Vote to De-Fund ACORN, Affiliates, Allies

November 12, 2009

November 12, 2009, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a case challenging Congress’s unconstitutional defunding of the Association of Community...

CCR: Rendition Victims Can Get Justice in Italy and Canada But Not in U.S.

November 4, 2009

November 4, 2009, New York – In response to news of an Italian court’s conviction of 23 U.S. officials for their role in the extraordinary rendition of a Muslim cleric unlawfully seized...

Five New York Men Detained and Abused in Post-9/11 Immigration Sweeps Settle Case for $1.26 Million 

November 3, 2009

November 3, 2009 New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) announced that five men who had been living in New York and were ultimately deported won a $1.26 million settlement...

No Justice for Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar

November 2, 2009

November 2, 2009, New York – Today, a federal Court of Appeals dismissed Canadian citizen Maher Arar’s case against U.S. officials for their role in sending him to Syria to be tortured...

CCR Calls on Security Council to Adopt Recommendations of UN Report on Gaza Conflict

September 15, 2009

September 15, 2009, New York – In response to today’s release of a report by an independent Fact Finding Mission established by the United Nations Human Rights Council on the December...

Rights Groups Sue Authorities for First Amendment Violations in Advance of G-20 Summit

September 11, 2009

September 11, 2009, Pittsburgh, PA – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania (ACLU-PA) filed a complaint in the United States...

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Press Releases

Historic Victory: Court Rules FDNY Hiring Practices Intentionally Discriminated on the Basis of Race for Decades

Rights Groups Urge Congress Not to Block Disclosure of Details about CIA Rendition, Secret Detention, and Torture

Appeals Court Rules in Case Challenging Racial Profiling of Muslim, Arab, South Asian Men in Post-9/11 Sweeps

CCR Lawyers Ask Judge to Apply Ruling from Last Week to New ACORN De-Funding

CCR Charges Congress Violated Constitution in Vote to De-Fund ACORN, Affiliates, Allies

CCR: Rendition Victims Can Get Justice in Italy and Canada But Not in U.S.

Five New York Men Detained and Abused in Post-9/11 Immigration Sweeps Settle Case for $1.26 Million

No Justice for Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar

CCR Calls on Security Council to Adopt Recommendations of UN Report on Gaza Conflict

Rights Groups Sue Authorities for First Amendment Violations in Advance of G-20 Summit

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