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She cemented a conservative Supreme Court, but a ‘cautious’ Justice Barrett sometimes resists the far-right flank
QUICK TAKE: Corporate Interests at the Supreme Court, 2023-2024 Term
RELEASE: High Court’s Decision on Presidential Immunity Is Too Little and Too Late to Ensure the Framers’ Vision of Presidential Accountability
Garland v. VanDerStok
RELEASE: In Flagrant Judicial Power Grab, Court Discards Chevron Doctrine, Undermining Congress and Agencies, and Threatening Government Programs that Protect Americans
RELEASE: Ignoring constitutional history and original meaning, conservative majority allows city governments to punish people for sleeping in public even if they have nowhere else to go
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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.
Garland v. VanDerStok
In Garland v. VanDerStok, the Supreme Court is considering whether weapon parts kits and incomplete frames and receivers should be regulated as “firearms” under the Gun Control Act.Read MoreIdaho v. United States
In Idaho v. United States, the Supreme Court considered whether EMTALA, a federal law requiring hospitals to provide stabilizing treatment to patients experiencing medical emergencies, preempts Idaho’s near-total abortion ban…Read MoreIntuit, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
In Intuit Inc v. Federal Trade Commission, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is considering whether the FTC’s authority to issue cease-and-desist orders against false and…Read More
From Our Think Tank
QUICK 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 MoreMajor Questions: An Extraordinary Doctrine for "Extraordinary" Cases
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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.