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| − | The '''Center for Constitutional Rights''' describe themselves as the premiere legal institution of the [[progressive]] movement. Their mission is "committed to the creative use of law as a positive force for social change." <ref>[http://www.ccr-ny.org/v2/about/mission_vision.asp CCR: About us]</ref> | + | The '''Center for Constitutional Rights''' describe themselves as the premiere legal institution of the [[progressive]] movement. Their mission is "committed to the creative use of law as a positive force for social change." <ref>[http://www.ccr-ny.org/v2/about/mission_vision.asp CCR: About us]</ref> The group was founded in 1966 by [[William Kunstler]]. They were largely overlooked until they allied themselves with the important issues surrounding the captives and Guantanamo Bay, most of whom were being held illegally, on little to no real evidence, and without any due process. |
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Revision as of 18:41, November 9, 2008
The Center for Constitutional Rights describe themselves as the premiere legal institution of the progressive movement. Their mission is "committed to the creative use of law as a positive force for social change." [1] The group was founded in 1966 by William Kunstler. They were largely overlooked until they allied themselves with the important issues surrounding the captives and Guantanamo Bay, most of whom were being held illegally, on little to no real evidence, and without any due process.