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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.
Carmona v. Domino's Pizza, LLC
In Carmona v. Domino’s Pizza, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is considering whether delivery drivers are engaged in interstate commerce and therefore exempt from the…Read MoreHealth and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski
In Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski, the Supreme Court considered whether Spending Clause statutes can give rise to private rights enforceable under Section 1983.Read MoreEnvironment Texas Citizen Lobby v. ExxonMobil
In Environment Texas Citizen Lobby v. ExxonMobil, the en banc United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will determine the proper standard for evaluating whether private plaintiffs have…Read More
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ISSUE BRIEF: Court Reform and the Promise of Justice: Lessons from Reconstruction
Read MoreA Quiet Year for Business at the Supreme Court, with One Huge Exception | 2021-2022 Term
At the end of an otherwise routine year on the Court’s corporate docket, a conservative majority radically curtails the government’s ability to restrain big business.Read MoreISSUE BRIEF: Reproductive Originalism: Why the Fourteenth Amendment’s Original Meaning Protects the Right to Abortion
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