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Saying Trump "May Not Rewrite the Immigration Laws" by Decree, Judge Orders Administration to Stop Ban on Asylum Seekers

At Historic Habeas Corpus Hearing, Guantanamo's 'Dangerous Experiment in Indefinite Detention' Challenged

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

A Guantanamo protest

"The government says my detention is legal because of the indefinite war against terrorism. When terrorism ends, the war will end. So, never."

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Most Unwelcome: Prominent US Human Rights Campaigners Denied Entry to Israel

Jon Queally, staff writer

"The abusive treatment," said Columbia University law professor barred from...

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

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

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)

Trump is giving "new life to a prison that symbolizes America's descent into...

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

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

New Report Exposes "Big Ag's Gag Agenda"

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.

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

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

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Border Wall “Emergency” Fake, Center for Constitutional Rights Says

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Lawsuit Dismissed Against American Studies Association, Steven Salaita, others for Israel Boycott

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“Remain in Mexico” Policy Is a Virtual Wall, Will Lead to Deaths, Rights Attorneys Say

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New Lawsuit Over Trump Muslim Ban

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Trial Concludes: Judge Rules Pipeline Company Trespassed But Allows Taking of Private Property

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Asylum Ban Blocked by Federal Court

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Maha Hilal

Abu Ghraib Prison Was Closed in 2014, But Its Horrendous Legacy Lives On

Cindy Cohn, Rainey Reitman

Michael Ratner, RIP (Rest in Power)

David Cole

Michael Ratner, 1943–2016

Center for Constitutional Rights

Keeping the Light Lit: Michael Ratner (1943-2016)

Marjorie Cohn

Prisoners’ Struggle Ends Indefinite Solitary Confinement

Ghita Schwarz

Growing Momentum to End For-Profit Immigration Detention

Omar Farah

Sen. Cotton May Think Guantanamo and Hell Are Different. My Client Does Not.

Radhika Sainath

When 'Civility' Is Code for Suppression

Bill Quigley

Ten Illegal Police Actions to Watch for in Ferguson

Michael Ratner

Lift Assange Out of Legal Limbo

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