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Hayat v. Diaz
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Office of Management and Budget
Williams v. Huner
Supreme Court’s Alito Will Stay Even If Democrats Win Senate
Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County
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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.
Hayat v. Diaz
In Hayat v. Diaz, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is considering whether police officers may forcibly enter homes without a warrant based only on “reasonable…Read MoreCitizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Office of Management and Budget
In Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Office of Management and Budget, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is considering whether President…Read MoreWilliams v. Huner
In Williams v. Huner, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is considering whether a Pennsylvania prison’s failure to provide a prisoner with rigid neck and wrist braces…Read More
From Our Think Tank
Corporations Outdo Even President Trump in the Most Recent Supreme Court Term (2025–2026 Term)
After a Supreme Court term that gave corporations everything they wanted in the most important cases, a new term offers big business even more opportunities to evade legal constraints.Read MoreForgotten Framers: Black Conventions and the Second Founding
79 Stan. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2027)Read MoreMoneyed Interests Still Prevail at the Supreme Court (2024-2025 Term)
The Court Continues to Favor Corporations over Workers, Consumers, and the Environment.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.
