The Supreme Court will hear CCR's case Al Odah v. U.S. this term.
Between current and past cases we have approximately 150 case descriptions available here. This list can be ordered by date or name, and filtered by the issues to which they relate.
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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 to plaintiffs and televised…
In February, 2004, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) joined an amicus brief in Soubirous v. Riverside, urging the California court to investigate questions of the integrity of electronic voting in Riverside County, California.
Stamler v. Willis is a civil action in which the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) challenged the constitutionality of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and the subpoenas it issued.
Kevin Olliff is an animal rights activist who was arrested April 18, 2009 on three year-old protest charges and now faces 10 felony counts. These felonies are multiple counts of: stalking, conspiracy, conspiracy to stalk,…
CCR filed an amicus brief to the Louisiana Supreme Court in State of Lousiana v. Wallace, 200-KK-1621. The amicus was the result of a campaign and survey coordinated by CCR to observe every New Orleans…
State of New York v. Danny White is a lawsuit challenging New York State’s attempts to evict Mohawk Native Americans from their land and U.S. courts’ jurisdiction over Native American land claims.
State of North Carolina v. Joan Little is a 1975 case for which the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) provided assistance to the defense. Joan Little was a prisoner who killed her white jailer after…
State of Washington v. Wanrow is a lawsuit from the 1970’s that defended a woman’s right to self-defense against harm to herself or her child.
StreetWatch v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. is a case which charged Amtrak police with illegally ejecting, harassing, and arresting homeless people.
Taylor v. Hayes is a civil case that went up to the Supreme Court in which the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) contested Kentucky attorney Dan Taylor’s four-and-a half-year jail sentence for contempt of court.
The Nation Magazine v. Department of Defense is a suit that the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) brought against the U.S. government for the press restrictions it enforced during the first Gulf War.
The Nation v. Haig was a case which defended the right of Americans to receive Cuban publications.
Seeking a venue in which to hold former high-ranking U.S. officials accountable for their individual roles in directing, implementing or planning the U.S. torture program, victims and human rights advocates filed criminal complaints in Spain…
Thornton v. City of Greenville is a lawsuit filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) against Greenville, Mississippi that contested the discriminatory election districts of the 1980’s.
ACLU, CCR, et al. v. Dept. of Defense, et al. is a suit filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights together with the American Civil Liberties Union, Physicians for Human Rights, Veterans for Common Sense,…
CCR represents several feminist activists from the “Morning-After Pill Conspiracy” in a lawsuit to challenge the Food and Drug Administration’s failure to approve the Morning-After Pill (also known as “emergency contraception” or “Plan B”) with…
Turkmen v. Ashcroft is a class action civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of a class of Muslim, South Asian, and Arab non-citizens who were swept up by the INS and FBI in a racial…
United States v. Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (“SHAC7”) (amicus) In support of animal rights activists convicted of violating the Animal Enterprise Protection Act (AEPA) for website postings and organizing demonstrations. In October 2007, CCR filed an amicus…
U.S.A. v. Buddenberg is a federal prosecution of four animal rights activists in California—being referred to as the AETA 4—for conspiracy to commit "animal enterprise terrorism." The four were charged with a course of conduct…
United States, et al. v City of New York is a federal class action lawsuit originating from Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges filed by CCR on behalf of the Vulcan Society and three individual…
United States of America v. Osama Awadallah is a lawsuit in which the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) defended Osama Awadallah against charges that he made two false material declarations before a grand jury.
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 support" to…
United States v. Banks and Means is a 1974 case in which the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) defended American Indian sovereignty at Wounded Knee and represented leaders in the American Indian movement charged with…
United States v. Berkan is a criminal case in which the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) challenged the arrests of four protestors of the U.S. Navy bombing of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
United States v. Brett Bursey is an appeal brief charging the Secret Service with violating its own regulations in order to keep protesters far removed from the President and the press.
