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CCR Submits Field Research to Senate by Yemeni and Human Rights Advocates on Civilian Impact of Targeted Killing Operations in Yemen
Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), Yemeni human rights organization HOOD and the Swiss-based Alkarama submitted new testimony to a Senate Judiciary Sub-Committee that is holding a hearing …
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Authoritarianism Has Quietly Enveloped Every Part of American Life – We Must Fight Back
Privacy, not surveillance, is what must be justified now. We must make sure not to draw the wrong lessons from Boston.
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We Should Not “Balance” Our Constitutional Rights With Security
As Ben Franklin so famously asserted, if we're going to go down the road of compromising our rights for security, we'll deserve - and almost certainly end up - …
Anti-Drone Movement Grows: Ethics, Legality and Effectiveness of Drone Killings Doubted
Zeese and Flowers examine the US drone program, its security effectiveness, legality under US and international law, state of development, and position in US opinion.
Noam Chomsky: Smoke and Mirrors, or Civil Liberties Under President Obama
In this ultimately hopeful conversation, Noam Chomsky talks about civil liberties from the Magna Carta to NDAA.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Banksters Are Cashing in Off Their Own Disaster, and More
In today's On the News segment: The big banks are buying up distressed real estate by the boat load, and renting or selling it back to the public for …
Rights Group Appeals Dismissal of Federal Animal Rights “Terrorism” Challenge
Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) appealed the dismissal by a federal judge of a lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of the federal Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) …
Press and Public Denied Access to Documents in Bradley Manning Case
Today, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) rejected claims in a lawsuit by the Center for Constitutional Rights challenging government secrecy around the court martial of …
Glenn Greenwald on Boston Marathon Arrest: Will We Deny Constitutional Rights in the Name of Fear?
Constitutional lawyer and Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald joins us to discuss the legal issues surrounding the case of the marathon suspect.
Kiobel Decision: Supreme Court Limits US Courts’ Ability to Use Human Rights Law to Address Human Rights Abuses Committed Abroad
Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, a case that raised the …