On October 10, 1995, Lynette Burns filed suit in Wayne County Circuit Court alleging sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, as well as other...
Updated: December 17, 2007
Bruno v. McGuire is a lawsuit the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed together with lawyers from MFY Legal Services, Inc., the Legal Aid Society’s Civil Division, and Brooklyn Legal Services...
Updated: December 17, 2007
Wright v. Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, et al. is a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), together with attorneys from the National Conference of...
Updated: December 11, 2007
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed an amicus brief in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Muntaqim v. Coombe that challenged the state law which disenfranchised those...
Updated: October 22, 2007
Jane Doe v. Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) and Anwar Haddam is a lawsuit brought in December 1996 by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the International Women’s Human Rights Law Clinic (...
Updated: October 22, 2007
Soto v. Romero-Barcelo was a case which brought suit to uncover FBI involvement in the killing of young pro-independence activists at Cerro Maravilla, Puerto Rico. The case led to substantial awards...
Updated: October 22, 2007
The Nation v. Haig was a case which defended the right of Americans to receive Cuban publications.
Updated: October 22, 2007
United States v. Ahmed Abdel Sattar, et al. is a case in which Lynne Stewart, a criminal defense attorney who represented Sheikh Abdel Rahman, was indicted on April 9, 2002, for providing "material...
Updated: October 22, 2007
Powell v. McCormack is a 1960’s government misconduct case filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights on behalf of Adam Clayton Powell, claiming that the House of Representatives...
Updated: October 22, 2007
In this case, an employee of the state of Nevada sued his state employer in federal court, claiming a violation of the FMLA. The lower court held that the suit was barred by the Eleventh Amendment,...
Updated: October 22, 2007
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