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Since 1966, CCR has pioneered daring and innovative legal strategies in pursuit of its mission to advance and protect the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Our work began on behalf of civil rights activists, and since then CCR has lent its expertise and support to virtually every popular progressive movement.

Our current cases reflects our unwavering commitment to progressive principles, people’s movements and human rights as well as our creative use of the law as a positive force for social change.

In Re: B.CD & B.CB (Maryland's Safe Haven)

In September 2024, Ms. C, a 23-year-old woman, and mother of two older children, gave birth to twins. At the time, overwhelmed and without adequate support, she felt that she could not give the twins...
Updated: July 30, 2026

K.W. v. The City of New York (Amicus Brief)

When K.W.’s son, K.A. was just six days old, New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) separated him from his parents without court order. After his extrajudicial removal, K.A...
Updated: July 30, 2026

Abdo Doe v. Noem

On March 19, 2026, the Center for Constitutional Rights and Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) filed a complaint on behalf of seven plaintiffs representing a class of Yemeni...
Updated: July 24, 2026

Khan Suri v. Trump

Dr. Badar Khan Suri is a visiting scholar and postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University, and an Indian national. He is married to a United States citizen of Palestinian origin whose family is from...
Updated: July 23, 2026

Mahmoud Khalil Federal Tort Claims Act Complaint

The Center for Constitutional Rights seeks damages from the United States government pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) on behalf of Mahmoud Khalil. The complaint describes serious...
Updated: July 20, 2026

Ache v. Witte

Ache v. Witte is a federal lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials on behalf of 14 medically vulnerable people currently held in immigration detention at Pine Prairie...
Updated: July 15, 2026

Khalil v. The Heritage Foundation et al.

The Center for Constitutional Rights filed a lawsuit on behalf of Mahmoud Khalil under the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, alleging that he was the target of a conspiracy between private actors and federal...
Updated: July 14, 2026

Al Otro Lado v. Trump (AOL III)

“AOL III” is the latest challenge to the U.S. government’s policy of denying access to the asylum process to migrants at the Southern border. It follows our landmark lawsuit Al Otro Lado v. Mayorkas...
Updated: July 14, 2026

Al Shimari, et al. v. CACI

A challenge to corporate impunity of private military contractors under the Alien Tort Statute for war crimes and torture at Abu Ghraib prison.
Updated: July 14, 2026

Burnley v. United States

On October 14, 2025, two Trinidadian men, Chad Joseph, 26, and Rishi Samaroo, 41, were killed by a missile strike launched by the United States government. Mr. Joseph and Mr. Samaroo had been fishing...
Updated: July 8, 2026

Al Otro Lado v. Noem I

Al Otro Lado, Inc., et al. v. Alejandro Mayorkas, et al. , is a class action lawsuit against officials at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a...
Updated: June 28, 2026

OLC Drug Cartel Memo FOIA

The Center for Constitutional Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC)’s guidance and other related...
Updated: June 24, 2026

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