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12th Annual Home Stretch at the Supreme Court
Beck v. United States
Slaughter v. Trump
Congressional Democrats Fight Back Against Trump’s Attacks on the FTC and Independent Agencies
State of Washington v. Trump
April 2025 Newsletter: Supporting New Scholarship for the Next Generation
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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.
Beck v. United States
In Beck v. United States, the Supreme Court is considering whether servicemembers may sue the United States for money damages pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act when they are…Read MoreSlaughter v. Trump
In Slaughter v. Trump, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia is considering whether Trump’s attempted firing of Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya from the Federal Trade…Read MoreState of Washington v. Trump
In State of Washington v. Trump, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is considering whether the Trump Administration’s executive order purporting to limit birthright citizenship to…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.