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TV (FOX): CAC’s Elizabeth Wydra explains why Trump’s Muslim travel ban is unlawful
RELEASE: Victory for the Fourth Amendment in Carpenter
PODCAST (People For the American Way): The Progressive Happy Hour: A New Lawsuit on Trump’s Unconstitutional Foreign Emoluments
Carpenter v. United States
Supreme Court ducks decision on whether president has the power to fire any top federal official
Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission
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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.
Carpenter v. United States
In Carpenter v. United States, the Supreme Court considered whether the Fourth Amendment permits police to obtain cell phone location records that show an individual’s location and movements over the…Read MoreLucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission
In Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Supreme Court considered whether the Securities and Exchange Commission’s administrative law judges are Officers of the United States within the meaning of…Read MoreGilmore v. Jones, et al.
Protecting civil discourse from harmful conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones.Read More
From Our Think Tank
ISSUE BRIEF: The President’s Duty To Obey Court Judgments
President Trump is not above the law. If Trump were to disobey—or direct his subordinates to disobey—a court order, he would be at war with the Constitution’s text, history, and…Read MoreISSUE BRIEF: The Russia Investigation: What Happens to the Grand Jury if Mueller Is Fired?
This Issue Brief explores what the grand jury impaneled as part of Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation might be able to do—and what it could not do—were Mueller to be fired…Read MoreThe Cornerstone of Our Democracy: The Census Clause and the Constitutional Obligation to Count All Persons
The Census is a cornerstone of our democracy. The federal government has a constitutional obligation to count all persons, both citizens and non-citizens alike, in the decennial census. The Trump…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.