In the waning hours of Barack Obama’s presidency, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) will argue a case before the supreme court that could have a tremendous impact on civil rights in the US...
...Baher Azmy, legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights’ legal director, said in an interview that action against NSEERS had been long overdue. “Perhaps we should have put the nail in...
...After Trump’s election in November, advocacy groups sounded the alarm about the long-forgotten program, and the Center for Constitutional Rights’ legal director Baher Azmy said that it was overdue...
... “History is going to judge him badly for his failure to close Guantanamo and particularly for his failure to do everything he has legal authority to do, said J. Wells Dixon, a senior staff...
..."History is going to judge him badly for his failure to close Guantanamo and particularly for his failure to do everything he has legal authority to do," said Wells Dixon, a senior staff attorney...
As the Obama administration makes a final push to reduce the number of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, President-elect Donald Trump is vowing to halt transfers, saying that those remaining are “...
... The case , Ziglar v. Abbasi , arises out of the roundup of hundreds of immigrants in the months following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Federal officials arrested more than 750 men from South...
...Pointing to the human rights abuses that occurred on his watch, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), which has led the legal battle against Guantánamo and represents a number of its...
The looming presidency of Donald Trump has created a deep sense of uncertainty for inmates at Guantanamo on the 15th anniversary of the arrival of the first prisoners at the U.S. base in Cuba...
Two of the most important cases that the Supreme Court will hear during its current Term involve the availability of “ Bivens remedies” judge made causes of action that allow individuals to seek...
