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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.
AbbVie v. Department of Health and Human Services
In AbbVie v. Department of Health and Human Services, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia is considering whether the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare drug price negotiation…Read MoreSosnava Rodriguez v. Ortega
In Sosnava Rodriguez v. Ortega, the Fifth Circuit is considering whether the Due Process Clause allows the Trump administration to imprison all undocumented immigrants during deportation proceedings against them.Read MoreMontoya Palacios v. Liggins
In Montoya Palacios v. Liggins, the Supreme Court is considering whether the Equal Access to Justice Act authorizes the award of legal fees to unlawfully detained immigrants who prevail in…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.