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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...

Supreme Court Rules Prisoners Guaranteed Due Process Review Before Supermax Confinement

June 13, 2005

In Washington, D.C, on June 13, 2005, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that prison officials cannot confine inmates in long term solitary confinement in a supermaximum prison without...

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...

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

January 28, 2005

CCR Celebrates Victory in Supreme Court Immigration Detention Case

January 12, 2005

In a decision cheered by human rights organizations and immigrant justice activists, the Supreme Court ruled in Benitez v. Mata (also known as Martinez v. Clark) on January 12, 2005 that the...

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

January 1, 2005

CCR and NLG Release New "Jailhouse Lawyer's Handbook"

January 1, 2005

The Center for Constitutional Rights, in alliance with the National Lawyers Guild, has just released “The Jailhouse Lawyer’s Handbook: How to Bring a Federal Lawsuit to Challenge Violations of Your...

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

Supreme Court Rules Prisoners Guaranteed Due Process Review Before Supermax Confinement

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

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

CCR Celebrates Victory in Supreme Court Immigration Detention Case

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

CCR and NLG Release New "Jailhouse Lawyer's Handbook"

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

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