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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 Files EEOC Discrimination Charges for Three African-American Applicants to the NYFD

February 24, 2005

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...

Docket: CCR Files Amicus Brief in Support of Voting Rights for Felons

January 28, 2005

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

January 1, 2005

CCR joins NLG in Seeking Reparations for Victims of Tulsa Race Riots

January 1, 2005

CCR along with the National Lawyer’s Guild, the National Conference of Black Lawyers, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People filed an amicus brief in the case Alexander v...

CCR Files a Freedom of Information Law Request on Behalf of Stop the Disappearances Campaign

January 1, 2005

In April 2001, Mohammed Jafar Alam applied for an employment certification under the 245-I LIFE Act, a crucial first step to gaining status for himself and his family; he is still waiting for...

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...

Court Orders Unocal to Stand Trial for Abuses in Burma

September 15, 2004

On September 15, 2004 California Superior Court Judge Victoria Chaney rejected an attempt by Unocal Corp. to dismiss a lawsuit charging it is responsible for human rights abuses committed by the...

CCR Files Lawsuit Against Private Contractors for Torture Conspiracy

June 9, 2004

Two U.S. corporations conspired with U.S. officials to humiliate, torture and abuse persons detained by U.S. authorities in Iraq according to a class action lawsuit filed June 9, 2004, by the Center...

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

CCR Files EEOC Discrimination Charges for Three African-American Applicants to the NYFD

CCR Condemns Arrest of 3 Community Leaders Lawfully Monitoring Police Activity

Docket: CCR Files Amicus Brief in Support of Voting Rights for Felons

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

CCR joins NLG in Seeking Reparations for Victims of Tulsa Race Riots

CCR Files a Freedom of Information Law Request on Behalf of Stop the Disappearances Campaign

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

Court Orders Unocal to Stand Trial for Abuses in Burma

CCR Files Lawsuit Against Private Contractors for Torture Conspiracy

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