Cases

Presbyterian Church of Sudan et al v. Talisman Energy, Inc. (Amicus Brief)

Talisman Energy, Inc. aided and abetted the Sudanese Government in a campaign of genocide and torture against non-Muslim African people in Southern Sudan in order to expand their oil exploration in...

Updated: October 2, 2012

Al-Quraishi, et al. v. Nakhla and L-3 Services

Al Quraishi v. Nakhla and L-3 Services challenged corporate impunity for torture and other war crimes at Abu Ghraib and other prisons in Iraq.

Updated: September 8, 2021

Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (Amicus)

In two amicus briefs to the Supreme Court in 2011 and 2012, CCR argues that, reflecting general principles of international law, corporations can be held liable in U.S. courts for human rights...

Updated: March 29, 2018

Rahim v Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al

Rahim v FBI is a federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation filed in the District Court for the Eastern District...

Updated: March 6, 2019

National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) v. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE)

National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) was a Freedom of Information (FOIA) lawsuit that forced the U.S. government to release...

Updated: July 13, 2022

Turkmen v. Ashcroft

A class action lawsuit challenging the 9/11 immigration detentions.

Updated: July 5, 2022

Corrie et al. v. Caterpillar

Corrie v. Caterpillar was a federal lawsuit filed against Illinois-based Caterpillar, Inc. on behalf of the parents of Rachel Corrie and four Palestinian families whose relatives were killed or...

Updated: November 19, 2018

Detention Watch Network (DWN) v. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

FOIA request seeking information on controversial immigration detention bed quotas.

Updated: December 3, 2019

Aref v. Garland

A due process challenge to the Communications Management Units (CMUs), two highly restrictive federal prison units that segregate certain prisoners and severely limit and control their communication...

Updated: March 1, 2022

CCR v. Obama (formerly CCR v. Bush)

A case challenging warrantless surveillance by the NSA

Updated: September 8, 2021

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Cases

Presbyterian Church of Sudan et al v. Talisman Energy, Inc. (Amicus Brief)

Al-Quraishi, et al. v. Nakhla and L-3 Services

Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (Amicus)

Rahim v Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al

National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) v. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE)

Turkmen v. Ashcroft

Corrie et al. v. Caterpillar

Detention Watch Network (DWN) v. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Aref v. Garland

CCR v. Obama (formerly CCR v. Bush)

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