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CAC Release: In Disappointing Sixth Amendment Decision, the Supreme Court Made Clear the Limits of Its Decision
CAC Release: Supreme Court Oral Argument Focuses on Takings Clause, While Largely Ignoring the Problematic Excessive-Fines-Clause Analysis Applied by the Court Below
Supreme Court not fully sold on foreclosure fairness bid
Villarreal v. Texas
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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.
Pung v. Isabella County
In Pung v. Isabella County, the Supreme Court is considering whether the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment is implicated when a local government seizes real property to satisfy…Read MoreVillarreal v. Texas
In Villarreal v. Texas, the Supreme Court is considering whether a defendant’s constitutional right to assistance of counsel is violated by a court order prohibiting the defendant and his counsel…Read MoreMinor v. Florida
In Minor v. Florida, the Supreme Court was asked to consider whether the Sixth Amendment requires a 12-person jury for a felony conviction.Read More
From Our Think Tank
Moneyed Interests Still Prevail at the Supreme Court (2024-2025 Term)
The Court Continues to Favor Corporations over Workers, Consumers, and the Environment.Read MoreMoore v. Harper, Evasion, and the Ordinary Bounds of Judicial Review
66 B.C. L. Rev. 1295 (2025)Read MoreEquality and Protection: The Forgotten Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment
102 Denv. L. Rev. (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.