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U.S. Supreme Court
Edwards v. Vannoy
In Edwards v. Vannoy, the Supreme Court is considering whether its decision in Ramos v. Louisiana—guaranteeing criminal defendants in both state and federal court the right to a unanimous jury verdict—applies retroactively to cases on...
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas v. United States
In Texas v. United States, the Supreme Court is considering if it should hear a case on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate.
U.S. Supreme Court
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
In Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, the Supreme Court will consider whether the Free Exercise Clause requires Philadelphia to contract with a private agency to provide foster-parent services even though that agency refuses to comply...
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
ASISTA Immigration Assistance v. Albence
Challenging a Trump Administration change in immigration policy that harms crime victims and law enforcement efforts, because the official who issued the new policy is serving unlawfully as the Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and...
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Common Cause v. Donald Trump
In Common Cause v. Donald Trump, the district court for the District of Columbia is considering, among other things, whether a Trump Administration rule excluding undocumented immigrants from the apportionment base violates the Constitution.
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
United States v. Flynn
In United States v. Flynn, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is considering whether to grant the government’s motion to dismiss the criminal case against Michael Flynn, who previously pleaded guilty to making...
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CAC's work addresses many of the most important topics in modern constitutional and federal law.
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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.
Edwards v. Vannoy
In Edwards v. Vannoy, the Supreme Court is considering whether its decision in Ramos v. Louisiana—guaranteeing criminal defendants in both state and federal court the right to a unanimous jury…Read MoreTexas v. United States
In Texas v. United States, the Supreme Court is considering if it should hear a case on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate.Read MoreFulton v. City of Philadelphia
In Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, the Supreme Court will consider whether the Free Exercise Clause requires Philadelphia to contract with a private agency to provide foster-parent services even though…Read More
From Our Think Tank
“We Do Not Want to be Hunted”: The Right To Be Secure and Our Constitutional Story of Race and Policing
Read MoreISSUE BRIEF: Speech and Its Relationship to Equality: Constitutional Values in the Digital Age
Understanding the constitutional duty to strike a balance between speech and equality can help inform efforts to address the immensely complicated and difficult problems of platform governance.Read MoreISSUE BRIEF: To Save and Not to Destroy: Severability, Judicial Restraint, and the Affordable Care Act
When a statute is partially unconstitutional, courts must endeavor to save, not destroy, the rest of the law. This is the core command of severability doctrine, a firmly established tenet…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.