Fulfilling the progressive promise of the Constitution’s text and history
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Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County
Back to the Future: Embracing the Progressive Aims of the Constitution
MagnetSafety.org v. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Gonzales & Gonzales Bonds v. Department of Homeland Security
Bristol Myers Squibb v. Becerra and Janssen v. Becerra
States, Members of Congress, Former Agency & CEQ Officials, Legal Experts, Local Communities File Amicus Briefs in Defense of NEPA in Supreme Court Oil Train Case
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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.
Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County
In Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, the Supreme Court is considering whether the National Environmental Policy Act requires federal agencies to study all the reasonably foreseeable environmental effects…Read MoreMagnetSafety.org v. Consumer Product Safety Commission
In MagnetSafety.org v. CPSC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is considering whether the leadership structure of the Consumer Product Safety Commission is constitutional.Read MoreGonzales & Gonzales Bonds v. Department of Homeland Security
In Gonzales & Gonzales Bonds & Insurance Agency v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit considered whether the Secretary of Homeland…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.