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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.
Make the Road New York v. Cuccinelli
In Make the Road New York v. Cuccinelli, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction against a Trump Administration rule redefining the term “public…Read MoreState of New York v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
In State of New York v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction against a Trump Administration rule redefining…Read MoreWashington v. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
In Washington v. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, the District Court for the Western District of Washington is considering whether a Trump Administration rule withdrawing certain nondiscrimination protections in…Read More
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“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
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.