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BREAKING: Today, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a district court ruling hat found Mahmoud Khalil’s detention and removal likely unconstitutional.
January 15, 2026 at 5:09 PM
BREAKING: Today, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a district court ruling hat found Mahmoud Khalil’s detention and removal likely unconstitutional.
READ: @governor.ny.gov latest anti-Palestinian "buffer zone" proposal is a threat to the First Amendment. Discriminatory and unlawful sales of occupied Palestinian land cannot be insulated from scrutiny by being moved to religious spaces.
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Civil Rights Groups Warn Against NY Gov. Hochul's Anti-Palestinian "Buffer Zone" Proposal to Ban Constitutionally-Protected Protests
Discriminatory and unlawful sales of occupied Palestinian land cannot be insulated from scrutiny by being moved to religious spacesJanuary 13, 2026, New York — Today, during her State of the State add
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January 13, 2026 at 10:17 PM
READ: @governor.ny.gov latest anti-Palestinian "buffer zone" proposal is a threat to the First Amendment. Discriminatory and unlawful sales of occupied Palestinian land cannot be insulated from scrutiny by being moved to religious spaces.
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We have said every year since the prison opened, and we say again after 24 years: Guantánamo must be closed now, permanently, starting with the prompt transfer and safe resettlement of our client Guled Hassan Duran.
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Guantánamo: Twenty-Four Years of Torture, Lawlessness, and Racism
Jan 8, 2026, New York – With the 24th anniversary of the opening of the U.S.
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January 11, 2026 at 11:42 PM
We have said every year since the prison opened, and we say again after 24 years: Guantánamo must be closed now, permanently, starting with the prompt transfer and safe resettlement of our client Guled Hassan Duran.
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In our latest blog post, Communications Director Sunyata Altenor draws parallels between the recent aggression in Venezuela to Operation “Just Cause” in Panama and its impact on her childhood. Read an excerpt below.
January 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
In our latest blog post, Communications Director Sunyata Altenor draws parallels between the recent aggression in Venezuela to Operation “Just Cause” in Panama and its impact on her childhood. Read an excerpt below.
What we’re reading! Lawyering for Liberation offers “concrete tools for fellow legal workers and lawyers working to achieve a just future.”
With contributions from Executive Director Vince Warren, Staff Attorney Kayla Vinson, and Board Member Meena Jagannath.
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With contributions from Executive Director Vince Warren, Staff Attorney Kayla Vinson, and Board Member Meena Jagannath.
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Lawyering for Liberation by Ameca Reali, Marbré Stahly-Butts - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
What we’re reading! Lawyering for Liberation offers “concrete tools for fellow legal workers and lawyers working to achieve a just future.”
With contributions from Executive Director Vince Warren, Staff Attorney Kayla Vinson, and Board Member Meena Jagannath.
bit.ly/law4lib
With contributions from Executive Director Vince Warren, Staff Attorney Kayla Vinson, and Board Member Meena Jagannath.
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BREAKING: In response to the aggression by the United States against Venezuela this morning, we issued the following statement:
January 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
BREAKING: In response to the aggression by the United States against Venezuela this morning, we issued the following statement:
To @en.france24.com’s François Picard, Executive Director Vince Warren says that now is the time to focus on protecting individuals, organizations, and movements exercising their First Amendment right to dissent, and resist the Trump admin’s attempts at an authoritarian takeover.
January 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
To @en.france24.com’s François Picard, Executive Director Vince Warren says that now is the time to focus on protecting individuals, organizations, and movements exercising their First Amendment right to dissent, and resist the Trump admin’s attempts at an authoritarian takeover.
“Let’s be clear: Drug traffickers are not terrorists or combatants, the United States is not at war with any country in Latin America and the extrajudicial killing of civilians is always murder,” writes Senior Staff Attorney Wells Dixon.
Read: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Read: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Drone Strikes Are Wrong. Obama’s Were, Too
Readers respond to a guest essay on why the recent boat strikes by the Trump administration are unjustified.
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December 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“Let’s be clear: Drug traffickers are not terrorists or combatants, the United States is not at war with any country in Latin America and the extrajudicial killing of civilians is always murder,” writes Senior Staff Attorney Wells Dixon.
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Read: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
On @en.france24.com, Executive Director Vince Warren warns that under the threat of authoritarianism—elections and litigation won’t be enough. Against Trump and allies’ attempts to undermine institutions and consolidate power, civil society and legislators must take a stand.
December 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
On @en.france24.com, Executive Director Vince Warren warns that under the threat of authoritarianism—elections and litigation won’t be enough. Against Trump and allies’ attempts to undermine institutions and consolidate power, civil society and legislators must take a stand.
“The cruelty is killing us,” writes Digital Engagement Manager Lexi Webster on our blog. She reminds us that escalating attacks targeting the trans community are not abstract, and have immediate, life-threatening implications for trans people across the country.
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We Must Not Look Away: The Escalating Targeting of Trans People
"The attacks we’ve endured are neither anomalous nor abstract — they’re relentless, coordinated, and growing in frequency."
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December 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“The cruelty is killing us,” writes Digital Engagement Manager Lexi Webster on our blog. She reminds us that escalating attacks targeting the trans community are not abstract, and have immediate, life-threatening implications for trans people across the country.
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Read: ccrjustice.org/home/blog/20...
In Alabama, the court rejected an appeal brought by incarcerated people punished or threatened with punishment for refusing to work in our case Stanley v. Ivey. We're disappointed, but not defeated. The fight continues.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
In Alabama, the court rejected an appeal brought by incarcerated people punished or threatened with punishment for refusing to work in our case Stanley v. Ivey. We're disappointed, but not defeated. The fight continues.
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I spoke to Samah Sisay of @ccrjustice.org about Trump's new travel ban, which targets Palestinians. "The administration figured out that this is a space that they can utilize to punish Palestinians and exclude them from the fabric of the US system." jewishcurrents.org/trumps-new-t...
Trump’s New Travel Ban Targets Palestinians
Immigration law expert Samah Sisay says the new restrictions are about politics, not security.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I spoke to Samah Sisay of @ccrjustice.org about Trump's new travel ban, which targets Palestinians. "The administration figured out that this is a space that they can utilize to punish Palestinians and exclude them from the fabric of the US system." jewishcurrents.org/trumps-new-t...
"This administration is actually making it difficult for anyone to come here even with visas. At the end of the day, it just highlights that this has...always been about exclusion and racism."
— Samah Sisay, Staff Attorney for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social. jewishcurrents.org/trumps-new-t...
— Samah Sisay, Staff Attorney for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social. jewishcurrents.org/trumps-new-t...
Trump’s New Travel Ban Targets Palestinians
Immigration law expert Samah Sisay says the new restrictions are about politics, not security.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"This administration is actually making it difficult for anyone to come here even with visas. At the end of the day, it just highlights that this has...always been about exclusion and racism."
— Samah Sisay, Staff Attorney for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social. jewishcurrents.org/trumps-new-t...
— Samah Sisay, Staff Attorney for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social. jewishcurrents.org/trumps-new-t...
Last week, Executive Director Vince Warren was on France 24 discussing the accelerating authoritarian push and cruelty in the US, and the Warner Bros bids and how media mergers are not just commercial transactions when occurring under such an administration.
December 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Last week, Executive Director Vince Warren was on France 24 discussing the accelerating authoritarian push and cruelty in the US, and the Warner Bros bids and how media mergers are not just commercial transactions when occurring under such an administration.
Breaking: Members of Gullah Geechee community on St. Helena Island urged Court to restore access to sacred cemetery blocked by private landowners. Residents requested an injunction against landowners; court denies landowners’ motion to dismiss the case. ccrjustice.org/home/press-c...
December 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Breaking: Members of Gullah Geechee community on St. Helena Island urged Court to restore access to sacred cemetery blocked by private landowners. Residents requested an injunction against landowners; court denies landowners’ motion to dismiss the case. ccrjustice.org/home/press-c...
PACK THE COURTS! Tomorrow, we will be in court with members of the Gullah Geechee community on St. Helena Island in South Carolina urging a county court judge to restore, for a temporary period, their access to their local community’s centuries-old cemetery.
December 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
PACK THE COURTS! Tomorrow, we will be in court with members of the Gullah Geechee community on St. Helena Island in South Carolina urging a county court judge to restore, for a temporary period, their access to their local community’s centuries-old cemetery.
Today we filed a motion seeking summary judgment in favor of our client, Mohammed Abushanab, a 27-year-old Palestinian asylum-seeker who has been in indefinite ICE detention for 17 months.
December 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Today we filed a motion seeking summary judgment in favor of our client, Mohammed Abushanab, a 27-year-old Palestinian asylum-seeker who has been in indefinite ICE detention for 17 months.
On Human Rights Day, we look beyond a failing system.
December 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
On Human Rights Day, we look beyond a failing system.
"Abolish the Texas Rangers," argues Senior Staff Attorney Angelo Guisado. "They might be portrayed as heroes in movies, but the Rangers have a long, ugly history of white supremacist violence." Read in Current Affairs: www.currentaffairs.org/news/abolish...
Abolish the Texas Rangers
They might be portrayed as heroes in movies, but the Rangers have a long, ugly history of white supremacist violence.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
"Abolish the Texas Rangers," argues Senior Staff Attorney Angelo Guisado. "They might be portrayed as heroes in movies, but the Rangers have a long, ugly history of white supremacist violence." Read in Current Affairs: www.currentaffairs.org/news/abolish...
Tomorrow at 6:30pm Executive Director Vince Warren will join a panel during the Black Policy Lab's 2025 annual conference to discuss ongoing threats to the Voting Rights Act and constitutional protections, questioning whether current strategies are enough to meet this moment.
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Tomorrow at 6:30pm Executive Director Vince Warren will join a panel during the Black Policy Lab's 2025 annual conference to discuss ongoing threats to the Voting Rights Act and constitutional protections, questioning whether current strategies are enough to meet this moment.
BREAKING: We, alongside the ACLU and NYCLU, filed a lawsuit today seeking the immediate release of an Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinion and other documents related to President Trump’s illegal lethal strikes on civilian boats in international waters.
December 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
BREAKING: We, alongside the ACLU and NYCLU, filed a lawsuit today seeking the immediate release of an Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinion and other documents related to President Trump’s illegal lethal strikes on civilian boats in international waters.
Today, a federal judge permanently enjoined a portion of a Georgia law banning gender dysphoria treatment in prison, finding that its blanket ban on hormone therapy violated the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
December 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Today, a federal judge permanently enjoined a portion of a Georgia law banning gender dysphoria treatment in prison, finding that its blanket ban on hormone therapy violated the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
This week we joined a coalition of international legal and advocacy rights groups to issue a warning to Microsoft: aiding Israel’s genocide against Palestinians exposes company and its leadership to liability. ccrjustice.org/home/press-c...
Microsoft’s Aiding of Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians Exposes Company and its Leadership to Legal Liability
December 2, 2025, Philadelphia – A coalition of international legal and advocacy rights groups–Abolitionist Law Center, Avaaz Foundation, European Legal Support Center, SOMO, Center for Constitutional
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December 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This week we joined a coalition of international legal and advocacy rights groups to issue a warning to Microsoft: aiding Israel’s genocide against Palestinians exposes company and its leadership to liability. ccrjustice.org/home/press-c...
After 243 days in ICE detention, activist and whistleblower Alma Bowman is home. Alma was finally released from the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, two days before Thanksgiving, and reunited with her family after spending eight months detained by ICE.
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
After 243 days in ICE detention, activist and whistleblower Alma Bowman is home. Alma was finally released from the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, two days before Thanksgiving, and reunited with her family after spending eight months detained by ICE.
In response to reports that President Trump has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, and what appears to be the increasingly likely use of force on land in addition to the many unlawful killings at sea, we issued the following statement:
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In response to reports that President Trump has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, and what appears to be the increasingly likely use of force on land in addition to the many unlawful killings at sea, we issued the following statement: