Center for Constitutional Rights News

May 24 - Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a petition requesting the Army Court of Criminal Appeals to order the Judge in the court martial of alleged Wikileaks leaker Private Bradley Manning to grant the public and press access to the government's motion papers, the court's own orders, and transcripts of proceedings, none of which ... (more)

Can the President say he's sorry to an innocent man whom the United States delivered to Syria to be tortured? Sixty thousand Americans have done so, signing a petition that begins, "I apologize to Maher Arar for the torture he suffered because of the actions of US officials and I urge you to do the same." Today, the petition's organizers - Amnesty ... (more)

Samantha Friedman , o: 265-3000, c: 215-9260, samantha@rabinowitz-dorf.com Sharon Singh, Amnesty International USA, o: 675-8579, c: 459-8703, ssingh@aiusa.org Dorothee Benz, Center for Constitutional Rights, 614-6480, press@ccrjustice.org WASHINGTON - May 21 - Today, Amnesty International USA, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and the National ... (more)

New York Times legal reporter Charlie Savage showed his usual labeling blindness in Friday's piece on strange political bedfellow that oppose indefinite detention: " House to Consider Proposal to Bar Indefinite Detention After Arrests on U.S. Soil ." Savage again showed himself unwilling to label far-left figures like Noam Chomsky as far-left, but ... (more)

May 16 - Today, a federal judge granted class certification in a lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk practices as unconstitutional and racially discriminatory.

Today, a federal appellate court dismissed the appeals of two private military contractors who had argued they were immune from litigation when they engage in torture.

Today, a federal appellate court dismissed the appeals of two private military contractors who had argued they were immune from litigation when they engage in torture.

May 14 - Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights responded to new NYPD data showing the highest rate of unlawful stop-and-frisk to date during the first quarter of 2012: Once again, the NYPD stop-and-frisk data speaks for itself.

May 14 - Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement in response to news that the Department of Homeland Security and the Immigration Customs Enforcement agency will activate the problematic "Secure Communities" program in a number of New York jurisdictions, including New York City.

A record-number of minorities took this year's revamped firefighter entrance exam thanks to recruiting efforts aimed at minorities, according to the FDNY.

Jeremy Scahill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Scahill author of "Blackwater" is a former New York Catholic Worker now a writer for "The Nation" Magazine.