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The Center for Constitutional Rights supports Representative Ilhan Omar’s fight for justice and commitment to people-centered politics

February 14, 2019

In response to recent attacks on Representative Ilhan Omar's stance on Palestinian human rights, the Center for constitutional Rights issued the following statement of solidarity: Since 1966, the...

Native American Protester Calls for Dismissal of Vengeful Dakota Access Pipeline Lawsuit

January 28, 2019

January 28, 2019 – On Friday, Krystal Two Bulls, an Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne organizer, urged a federal judge to dismiss a racketeering lawsuit filed against her by Energy Transfer, the...

After Lawsuit, U.S. Issues Visas Withheld Due to Muslim Ban

January 11, 2019

Spouses, Children of Plaintiffs Are Arriving in New York January 11, 2019, New York – Yemeni-Americans who for more than a year had been prevented from joining their families in the United States...

Pipeline Protester Fights Back Against Corporation’s Sprawling, Outlandish Lawsuit

December 21, 2018

Lawsuit is part of broader corporate campaign to silence critics December 21, 2018, Bismarck, ND – Krystal Two Bulls, an Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne U.S. Army veteran and environmental and...

New Lawsuit Over Trump Muslim Ban

December 18, 2018

Visa Approvals Unlawfully Rescinded, Wrongly Invoking Ban December 18, 2018, New York – Yesterday evening, a group of Yemeni-Americans filed a federal lawsuit over the State Department’s refusal to...

Trial Concluded: Judge Rules Pipeline Company Trespassed But Allows Taking of Private Property

December 6, 2018

December 6, 2018, St. Martinville, LA – Today, a Louisiana judge found that the Bayou Bridge Pipeline Company (BBP) trespassed on privately owned land when it constructed its oil pipeline in the...

Landowners File Constitutional Challenge to Bayou Bridge’s Claim to Eminent Domain in Atchafalaya Basin

September 12, 2018

Countersuing Company for Trespass, Illegal Construction, Landowners Cite Climate Change, Grave Threats to Public Health September 12, 2018, St. Martinville, LA – Today, landowners whose property...

Federal Court Dismisses Pipeline Corporation’s Lawsuit Against the Earth First! Environmental Movement

August 23, 2018

August 23, 2018, North Dakota – Yesterday, a federal court dismissed the environmental movement Earth First! from a lawsuit by Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), the corporation behind the Dakota Access...

Experts Call on Supreme Court to Reverse Decision Protecting IFC’s Absolute Immunity

August 2, 2018

August 2, 2018, Washington, DC – On Tuesday, nine NGOs and experts filed an amicus brief before the US Supreme Court in support of the Indian fishing communities and farmers who are challenging the...

CCR Applauds Dismissal of Energy Transfer Partners’ Lawsuit against BankTrack

July 25, 2018

July 25, 2018, New York, NY – In response to a North Dakota District Court’s dismissal of a RICO suit against environmental NGO BankTrack by Energy Transfer Partners, the Center for Constitutional...

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The Center for Constitutional Rights supports Representative Ilhan Omar’s fight for justice and commitment to people-centered politics

Native American Protester Calls for Dismissal of Vengeful Dakota Access Pipeline Lawsuit

After Lawsuit, U.S. Issues Visas Withheld Due to Muslim Ban

Pipeline Protester Fights Back Against Corporation’s Sprawling, Outlandish Lawsuit

New Lawsuit Over Trump Muslim Ban

Trial Concluded: Judge Rules Pipeline Company Trespassed But Allows Taking of Private Property

Landowners File Constitutional Challenge to Bayou Bridge’s Claim to Eminent Domain in Atchafalaya Basin

Federal Court Dismisses Pipeline Corporation’s Lawsuit Against the Earth First! Environmental Movement

Experts Call on Supreme Court to Reverse Decision Protecting IFC’s Absolute Immunity

CCR Applauds Dismissal of Energy Transfer Partners’ Lawsuit against BankTrack

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