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Our Latest Work
12th Annual Home Stretch at the Supreme Court
How Trump’s Attacks On Agency Independence Are Boosting Elon Musk’s Anti-Worker Agenda
Supreme Court ghost busters
RELEASE: In Win for Public Safety and Honest Textualism, Supreme Court Upholds Ghost-Gun Regulation
Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research
New York v. Trump
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CAC pursues a litigation strategy unique among progressive legal organizations by relying on the Constitution’s text and history. Our powerful amicus briefs provide invaluable arguments to Supreme Court Justices, legal scholars, and fellow advocates. Our clients include current and former bipartisan Members of Congress, state and local officials, law professors, and various nonprofit organizations. CAC’s efforts help to secure important legal victories in the Supreme Court, lower federal courts, and state supreme courts.
Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research
In Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research, the Supreme Court is considering whether a federal law that requires the FCC to establish programs making internet access more affordable is unconstitutional…Read MoreNew York v. Trump
In New York v. Trump, the First Circuit is considering whether the Trump administration’s unilateral and categorical decision to freeze all federal funding to programs that do not align with…Read MoreAccess Independent Health Services Inc. v. Wrigley
In Access Independent Health Services Inc. v. Wrigley, the North Dakota Supreme Court is considering whether North Dakota’s abortion ban violates the state constitution.Read More
From Our Think Tank
Moore v. Harper, Evasion, and the Ordinary Bounds of Judicial Review
66 B.C. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2025)Read MoreQUICK TAKE: Corporate Interests at the Supreme Court, 2023-2024 Term
Conservative supermajority discards precedent, shifts power to judges, and hobbles agency efforts to enforce the nation’s laws.Read More"I Am Free But Without A Cent": Economic Justice As Equal Citizenship
93 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2025).Read More
CAC produces scholarship showing that the Constitution’s text and history command progressive results. We publish comprehensive accounts of some of the most important and contentious topics in modern constitutional and federal law through issue briefs, white papers, insights, and our think tank series. Our legal experts also inform public discussion around these topics by giving written and oral testimony in congressional committee hearings.