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Defending the Voting Rights ActIn the wake of an election season in which the Voting Rights Act proved its mettle as the last, best hope against voter suppression efforts, the Supreme Court will be reviewing the constitutionality of a key part of this iconic civil rights statute in a case called ... |
Obama Judicial Nominees in LimboCAC has documented the U.S. Senate’s unprecedented obstruction of President Obama’s judicial nominees — under the direction of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). |
CAC in CourtConstitutional Accountability Center chooses the best cases to bring our ideas about the Constitution into court and secure victories in the U.S. Supreme Court, state supreme courts, and federal courts of appeal that move the law closer to the text and history of our Constitution.
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Originalist SinsConservative Justices like Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas get a great deal of criticism (from the left) and praise (from the right) for being “originalists” and committing to follow the “original meaning” of the Constitution’s text. Constitutional Accountability Center comes at this debate... |
Text & History Blog
June 18, 2013
On June 17, 2013, the Supreme Court held in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council that Arizona’s requirement that a citizen provide satisfactory documentary proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections was preempted by federal law.
June 14, 2013
In a powerful speech last night before the ACS Convention, Senator Warren addressed the “corporate capture” of the federal courts and drove home the urgency of putting judges on the bench who will follow the Constitution and the law.
June 12, 2013
Edward Blum is the subject of yet another profile this week. This latest is from NBC News: “Meet the Supreme Court matchmaker: Edward Blum.”
Blum, the one-man operation behind two of the biggest cases heard by the Supreme Court this Term, seems to be a source of fascination for the media. His work recruiting the ideal poster-child plaintiffs for Supreme Court challenges makes for a good Washington process story.
May 22, 2013