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• United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mohamad Youssef Hammoud, A/K/a Ali Abousaleh, A/K/a Ali Albousaleh, Defendant-Appellant, Center for Constitutional Rights; National Coalition To Protect Political Freedom; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Lawyers Guild, Amici Supporting Appellant., 381 F.3d 316 (4th Cir. 2004)

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• Sidney L. Jaffe; Ruth Jaffe, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Accredited Surety and Casualty Company, Incorporated, Defendant-Appellee. Center for Constitutional Rights, Amicus Curiae., 294 F.3d 584 (4th Cir. 2002)

Before MOTZ, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges. Affirmed in part and certified in part by published opinion. Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ wrote the opini...

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• Iraqis' Torture Case Against Contractor Proceeds in U.S. Court, According to Burke Pllc and the Center for Constitutional Rights

WASHINGTON, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of 72 Iraqi citizens who allege they were tortured while imprisoned at detention facilities across Iraq can continue with their lawsuit against military contractor L-3 Services, Inc. and a former employee, a federal judge in Maryland ruled Thursday. In a 92-page opinion, U.S. District Court Judge Peter J. Messitte denied the defendants' motions to dismiss the Iraqis' federal and state court claims. He wrote, "On the facts alleged, Defendants' actions arguably violated the laws of war such that they are not immune from suit under the laws of war." The court also rejected claims of government contractor immunity defense.

• U.S. Newswire
• July 30, 2010

• Aclu Suit On Drone Strikes Could Set a Precedent

The American Civil Liberties Union and Center for Constitutional Rights have filed a lawsuit against Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, CIA Director David Petraeus and other special forces commanders on behalf of the next-of-kin of Anwar al-Awlaki, his son and Samir Khan, seeking unspecified damages for their deaths. All three were U.S. citizens killed by U.S. drone strikes in Yemen last fall. The complaint claims that these killings were compensable denials of due process.

• Dayton Daily News
• July 26, 2012

• Cmu Prisoner Seeks Support

The special Communication Management Units (CMUs) established by the Bureau of Prisons for predominantly Muslim prisoners at the U.S. Penitentiaries in Terre Haute, Indiana, where Dr. [Rafil Dhafir] is jailed, and in Marion, Illinois, are now the subject of several critical investigations and civil suits filed on behalf of prisoners held there. The Center for Constitutional Rights, the ACLU, and the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation are all involved, charging a violation of administrative procedures to create the special units, and abusive, biased treatment of Muslim prisoners held there.

• Nuclear Resister
• Nbr. 153, May 2009

• United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mohamad Youssef Hammoud, A/K/a Ali Albousaleh, A/K/a Ali Abousaleh, Defendant-Appellant, Center for Constitutional Rights; National Coalition To Protect Political Freedom; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Lawyers Guild, Amici Supporting Appellant., 378 F.3d 426 (4th Cir. 2004)

Gretchen C. F. Shappert, United States Attorney, Robert James Conrad, Jr., Douglas Scott Broyles, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney...

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• Activists' Threats Derail Former President's Visit to Switzerland

A planned trip to Switzerland next week by George W. Bush was canceled after human rights activists called for demonstrations and threatened legal action over allegations that the former president sanctioned the torture of terrorism suspects. The New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights and several European human rights groups said they were planning to file a complaint against Bush and wanted Swiss prosecutors to open a criminal case against him once he arrived in the country.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• February 08, 2011

• United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mohamad Youssef Hammoud, A/K/a Ali Abousaleh, A/K/a Ali Albousaleh, Defendant-Appellant, Center for Constitutional Rights; National Coalition To Protect Political Freedom; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Lawyers Guild, Amici Supporting Appellant., 405 F.3d 1034 (4th Cir. 2005)

Douglas Scott Broyles, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Kenneth Davis Bell, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Charlotte, NC, Demetra Dani...

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• Law Professor Casts Doubt On Drilling Ban for Murrysville

A University of Pittsburgh law professor said any moratorium or ban a municipality might want to enact concerning the drilling of Marcellus shale would be unlikely to hold up in court, but there were arguments that could be tried. Jules Lobel, also the vice president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, spoke before Wednesday's meeting of Murrysville Council.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• February 17, 2011