The ICC must end impunity and open an investigation into crimes committed in occupied Palestine Together with 25 civil society organizations, we issued an open letter to the Prosecutor of the...
Landowners File Constitutional Challenge to Bayou Bridge's Claim to Eminent Domain in Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin Last week, we filed a major legal challenge against the Bayou Bridge Pipeline (BBP...
CCR is excited to be part of a new coalition, Protect the Protest (PTP), which launched Tuesday. PTP brings together civil liberties, human rights, and environmental groups to push back against...
CCR is excited to be part of a new coalition launched yesterday, called Protect the Protest . PTP brings together civil liberties, human rights and environmental groups to push back against Strategic...
Join us for the "Protect the Protest" coalition launch! On Wednesday, CCR will participate in the launch of a nationwide coalition called " Protect the Protest " to challenge Strategic Lawsuits...
Federal judge gives green light to lawsuit challenging CBP's turnaways of asylum seekers at the border [caption align="right"] [/caption] A federal judge ruled last week that our lawsuit challenging...
In California, prisoners will help develop a remedy to unjust detention conditions [caption align="right"] [/caption] For the first time, the men who were held in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) at...
Yemeni man granted Muslim Ban waiver, reunites with family in U.S. after 17 years [caption align="right"] [/caption] Last week, after 17 years, Ali Ahmad, a Yemeni man CCR profiled in our report on...
CCR granted Special Consultative Status to Economic and Social Council of the United Nations The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) was granted official special consultative status last week with...
In Court Challenging Racially Discriminatory "Emergency Manager" Law On Wednesday, a federal court in Detroit heard oral argument in CCR’s case challenging Michigan’s controversial Emergency Manager...
Court Orders NYPD to Record All Citizen Encounters [caption align="right"] [/caption] In a victory for New Yorkers, last week a federal court ordered the NYPD to begin electronically recording all...
Guantánamo: there have to be limits, detainees must be released [caption align="right"] [/caption] Last Wednesday, we argued before a federal judge in Washington D.C. to challenge Donald Trump's...
“[It’s] like we’re buried alive.” That’s how CCR client Sharqawi Al Hajj describes his imprisonment at Guantánamo, as a cemetery. Before he was brought to the island prison, Sharqawi was disappeared...
CCR Heads to Court in Guantánamo Mass Legal Challenge, Arguing Court Should End the Perpetual Detention of "Forever Prisoners" [caption align="right"] [/caption] On Wednesday, CCR will challenge...
With a conservative Supreme Court majority, it was no surprise the justices upheld Trump's Muslim Ban. But there was a silver lining: In a vote against the racist policy, Justice Breyer cited on page...
Last Thursday, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) celebrated “ The Activists Files’ ” official launch on iTunes. Guests enjoyed wine and hors d’oeuvres and played a game of “Would You Rather...
CCR ED signs letter to NFL about anthem protest policy CCR Executive Director Vince Warren has signed onto a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell expressing objection to the National Football...
Who are we? Part I: Join us on Juneteenth [caption align="right"] [/caption] CCR is proud to be a presenting partner of "Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America" at New York's Town Hall tomorrow...
Thank you for making the 'Palestine Is Everywhere' night so special! [caption align="right"] [/caption] Between live music performances, powerful dance, and passionate stories, the #JusticeDelegation...
Subscribe to The Activist Files podcast on iTunes [caption align="right"] [/caption] CCR’s new podcast, The Activist Files , is now available on iTunes ! Subscribe here now. Our monthly series...
