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Arellano v. McDonough
OP-ED: The Framers Were Big Fans of Liberty, Unlike Samuel Alito
Awaiting Major Cases in the Shadow of Dobbs
RELEASE: Supreme Court Gives Pass to Post-Election Corruption
Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate
RELEASE: ALEX JONES ADMITS LIABILITY FOR STATEMENTS ABOUT BRENNAN GILMORE
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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.
Arellano v. McDonough
In Arellano v. McDonough, the Supreme Court is considering whether a one-year deadline for veterans to submit claims for retroactive compensation for service-connected disabilities can be extended under principles of…Read MoreFederal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate
In Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate, the Supreme Court considered whether a law that prevents candidates for federal office from using more than $250,000 in campaign funds raised…Read MoreGilmore v. Jones, et al.
Protecting civil discourse from harmful conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones.Read More
From Our Think Tank
ISSUE BRIEF: Reproductive Originalism: Why the Fourteenth Amendment’s Original Meaning Protects the Right to Abortion
Read MoreISSUE BRIEF: Repairing Our System of Constitutional Accountability: Reflections on the 150th Anniversary of Section 1983
Read MoreLaying Claim to the Constitution: The 2021 Edition
“In CAC’s re-release of Laying Claim, we wanted to add voices to the great scholarship produced by James Ryan in the original. The essays by Professors Alexis Hoag and Katie…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.