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MagnetSafety.org v. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Bristol Myers Squibb v. Becerra and Janssen v. Becerra
Villarreal v. Alaniz
October 2024 Newsletter: As a New Supreme Court Term Begins, CAC Fights for Access to Justice and Gun Safety
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitGonzales & Gonzales Bonds v. Department of Homeland Security
The US Supreme Court Takes up Ghost Guns
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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.
MagnetSafety.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 MoreBristol Myers Squibb v. Becerra and Janssen v. Becerra
In Bristol Myers Squibb v. Becerra and Janssen v. Becerra, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is considering whether the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare drug price…Read MoreVillarreal v. Alaniz
In Villarreal v. Alaniz, the Supreme Court was asked to consider whether the Fifth Circuit erred in granting qualified immunity to officials who arrested and prosecuted a journalist simply for asking…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.