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Department of Labor v. Sun Valley Orchards, LLC
CAC Release: Supreme Court Set to Clarify Public-Rights Doctrine as it Applies to Employers who Benefit from Immigrant Labor
CAC Release: Supreme Court Precedent and Constitutional History Both Support Access to Court When Prison Staff Violate the Eighth Amendment
Nielsen v. Watanabe
St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy
CAC Release: St. Mary Catholic Parish’s Request to Discriminate Runs Afoul of Constitutional Text and History, As Well As Supreme Court Precedent
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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.
Department of Labor v. Sun Valley Orchards, LLC
In Department of Labor v. Sun Valley Orchards, LLC, the Supreme Court is considering whether the Constitution permits the Department of Labor to use administrative proceedings to impose civil monetary…Read MoreNielsen v. Watanabe
In Nielsen v. Watanabe, the Supreme Court is considering whether a federal prisoner has a legal remedy when federal prison staff violate his Eighth Amendment rights.Read MoreSt. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy
In St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, the Supreme Court is considering whether the Free Exercise Clause requires Colorado to allow religious preschool providers to join its state-funded universal preschool…Read More
From Our Think Tank
Corporations Outdo Even President Trump in the Most Recent Supreme Court Term (2025–2026 Term)
After a Supreme Court term that gave corporations everything they wanted in the most important cases, a new term offers big business even more opportunities to evade legal constraints.Read MoreForgotten 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 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.