Supreme Court: Guantánamo Detainees Have Constitutional Right to Habeas
Corpus CCR, Co-Counsel Win Landmark Case
Washington, DC — In one of the most important human rights cases of the
decade, the Supreme Court of the United States held, in a 5-4 decision, that
the men imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay…
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law as a positive force for social change.The Center for Constitutional Rights
is dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the United
States Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Founded in
1966 by attorneys who represented civil rights movements in the South, CCR is a
non-profit legal and educational organization committed to the creative use of
law as a positive force for social change.