June 2013This week presents a pivotal moment for the New York City Council to do their share in the citywide movement to end the massive violation of rights resulting from the abuse of policing practices like...
A United Nations panel has sharply critiqued how the Vatican responded to widespread sexual abuse by Catholic priests, which the Vatican calls distorted and unfair. Rev. Thomas Rosica of the Catholic...
Updated: April 3, 2015
April 2009Center for Constitutional Rights cooperating attorney Judith Chompsky appeared on WBAI on April 28, 2009 to talk about Wiwa v. Shell. Listen here .
The multinational corporation Shell financed, armed, and otherwise colluded with the Nigerian military forces that used deadly force and conducted massive, brutal raids against the Ogoni people of...
Updated: May 30, 2015
Oral argument in Davis v. Cox took place on January 20, 2015.
Updated: June 1, 2015
With the release of the Senate CIA Torture Report earlier this month, the torture debate is going strong. Despite President Obama’s admission that “we crossed a line” and “...
Updated: January 2, 2015
CCR Communications Associate Lauren Gazzola will speak on two panels at the third Minding Animals Conference in New Delhi, India! The conference will be held January 13-20, 2015 hosted by the...
Updated: January 5, 2015
On Tuesday, January 20, 2015, the constitutionality of a Washington State law protecting citizens from meritless lawsuits that undermine free speech rights will be defended in oral arguments before...
Updated: January 20, 2015
“First Wednesday” 2/4 – Join us to talk about Policing in NYC and Beyond There is an intense national debate on police violence, brutality and racial justice. The nascent Black...
Updated: January 30, 2015
Please join us on Thursday, February 12th for oral arguments in Ashker v. Brown , a federal lawsuit on behalf of prisoners at Pelican Bay State Prison who have spent between 10 and 28 years in...
Updated: February 2, 2015
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