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U.S. Supreme Court
Collins v. Mnuchin; Mnuchin v. Collins
In Collins v. Mnuchin, the Supreme Court is considering a constitutional challenge to the leadership structure of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, an agency created in 2008 to help preserve the security of the American housing...
U.S. Supreme Court
Schein v. Archer
In Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer and White Sales, Inc., the Supreme Court is considering, among other things, whether an arbitration agreement clearly and unmistakably delegates the question of arbitrability to an arbitrator simply by...
U.S. Supreme Court
In re: Application of the Committee on the Judiciary
In In re: Application of the Committee on the Judiciary, the Supreme Court is considering whether the district court had the authority to approve the House Judiciary Committee’s request for portions of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report,...
U.S. Supreme Court
Nestlé USA, Inc. v. John Doe I; Cargill, Inc. v. John Doe I
In Nestlé USA, Inc. v. John Doe I and Cargill, Inc. v. John Doe I, the Supreme Court is considering, among other things, whether suits against U.S. corporations under the Alien Tort Statute must be...
December 1, 2020
CAC Alert: Oral Arguments in Nestlé USA, Inc. v. John Doe I and Cargill, Inc. v. John Doe I
CAC Appellate Counsel Dayna Zolle discusses oral arguments in the #SCOTUS case that could determine...
November 30, 2020
OP-ED: The Supreme Court Must Choose Between Trump and the Constitution in the Census Case
Critics of conservative originalism have charged that it is just a fancy word used to reach...
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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.
Collins v. Mnuchin; Mnuchin v. Collins
In Collins v. Mnuchin, the Supreme Court is considering a constitutional challenge to the leadership structure of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, an agency created in 2008 to help preserve the…Read MoreSchein v. Archer
In Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer and White Sales, Inc., the Supreme Court is considering, among other things, whether an arbitration agreement clearly and unmistakably delegates the question of arbitrability…Read MoreIn re: Application of the Committee on the Judiciary
In In re: Application of the Committee on the Judiciary, the Supreme Court is considering whether the district court had the authority to approve the House Judiciary Committee’s request for portions of…Read More
From Our Think Tank
ISSUE BRIEF: Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Partial Constitution: A Review of Her Constitutional Jurisprudence
Introduction Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a titan in the law, who both on and off the Court spent her life tirelessly devoted to making real for millions of Americans the protections contained…Read MoreISSUE BRIEF: Will Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Be A Reliable Vote for Big Business?
An analysis of Judge Barrett’s jurisprudence on issues relevant to corporate interests on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the court on which Judge Barrett has sat…Read MoreISSUE BRIEF (ACS): The Roberts Court, the Shadow Docket, and the Unraveling of Voting Rights Remedies
Published originally by the American Constitution Society Year in and year out, the Supreme Court’s major rulings in argued cases generate outsized attention. But the Supreme Court’s merits docket is…Read More
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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.