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The Senate Must Block Todd Blanche From Confirmation as Attorney General
Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T and Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission
CAC Release: Supreme Court Recognizes the Importance of History in Validating FCC Enforcement Process
CAC Release: Unanimous Supreme Court Holds the SEC Need Not Prove Investor Losses to Obtain Disgorgement
How Congress Can Pass a New Voting Rights Act Despite the Supreme Court
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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.
Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission
In Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Supreme Court is considering whether a showing of pecuniary harm to investors is a prerequisite to an award of disgorgement in a…Read MoreFederal Communications Commission v. AT&T and Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission
In Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T and Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission, the Supreme Court is considering whether the FCC’s two-stage civil-enforcement process violates the Seventh Amendment.Read MorePitchford v. Cain
In Pitchford v. Cain, the Supreme Court considered whether, under federal habeas law, the Mississippi Supreme Court unreasonably held that a criminal defendant waived his right to challenge racial bias…Read More
From Our Think Tank
Forgotten Framers: Black Conventions and the Second Founding
79 Stan. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2027)Read MoreMoneyed 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 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.