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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.
Gilmore v. Jones, et al.
Protecting civil discourse from harmful conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones.Read MoreNew Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira
In New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira, the Supreme Court is considering whether companies can use the Federal Arbitration Act to block truck drivers and other transportation workers who work for…Read MoreNew York, et al. vs. U.S. Department of Commerce, et al.
In New York, et al. vs. U.S. Department of Commerce, et al., a federal district judge is considering whether the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census violates…Read More
From Our Think Tank
A Banner Year for Business as the Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority Is Restored
Chief Justice Roberts and his conservative colleagues may see themselves as umpires, but their calls seem to depend on which team is at bat.Read MoreISSUE BRIEF: The President’s Duty To Obey Court Judgments
President Trump is not above the law. If Trump were to disobey—or direct his subordinates to disobey—a court order, he would be at war with the Constitution’s text, history, and…Read MoreISSUE BRIEF: The Russia Investigation: What Happens to the Grand Jury if Mueller Is Fired?
This Issue Brief explores what the grand jury impaneled as part of Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation might be able to do—and what it could not do—were Mueller to be fired…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.