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Embracing 'Lawlessness' of Guantanamo, Trump Calls for Expanding Offshore Prison

Activists outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 11, 2017 marking the 15th anniversary of the Guantanamo Bay prison. (Photo: Susan Melkisethian/flickr/cc)

'Idiotic': Rights Groups Slam Trump for Reactionary 'Send Him to Gitmo' Threat

Julia Conley, staff writer

White House announced Wednesday they consider suspect in New York attack to be an "enemy combatant"

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New Report Exposes "Big Ag's Gag Agenda"

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Animal rights supporters hold up signs at a pork expo protest in June 2012. (Photo: Justin Norman/flickr/cc)

"Ag-Gag Across America" report from civil liberties groups documents rise of—...

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Supreme Court Delivers 'Dangerous Message': Immunity for Former Bush Officials Over 9/11 Detentions

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft, pictured here in 2010, is among the officials the nation's high court has said cannot be sued for his role in the unconstitutional detention of a group of non-U.S. citizens swept up in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

'This decision regrettably provides constitutional immunity for some of the...

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Appeals Court Reinstates Torture Case Against Infamous Military Contractor

Human Rights Groups to Obama: Time to Follow Through on Drone Promises

US Transfers 15 Guantánamo Detainees as Rights Groups Push for Full Closure

Michael Ratner, Champion of Human Rights and the Oppressed, Dies at 72

At Gates of Guantanamo, Activists Counter Unjust Detention With 'Powerful Act of Compassion'

Court Reinstates Lawsuit Against NYPD Muslim Spying, Citing History of Racist Scares

In No Fly List Retaliation Case, Court Rules American Muslims May Not Seek Damages from FBI Agents

Inmates Credited for 'Effectively Ending' Solitary Confinement in California

In Secret Filing, DOJ Opposes Release of Hunger-Striking Gitmo Prisoner

In Historic Ruling, Bush Officials Can Be Sued for Post-9/11 Roundups

CIA Officials Knew Rendition Victim Was 'The Wrong Guy,' Kiriakou Reveals

Accused of 'Terrorism,' Animal Rights Activists Head to Federal Court

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Court Won’t Reconsider Private Prisons’ Appeal

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)

Gitmo Attorneys: Kelly's Aggressive Role at Guantánamo Makes Him "Unfit" to Lead DHS...

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CCR and DRUM File Freedom of Information Request Regarding Muslim Registry

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Appellate Court Reinstates Abu Ghraib Torture Lawsuit Against Private Military Contractor

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New York City Stop-and-Frisk Facts: CCR Issues Statement

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DOJ to End Use of Private Prisons: CCR Says DHS and ICE Must Do the Same

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