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Austin v. City of Pasadena
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Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga
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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.
Austin v. City of Pasadena
In Austin v. City of Pasadena, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is considering whether qualified immunity protects jail officers from being sued for using excessive…Read MoreFederal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga
In FBI v. Fazaga, the Supreme Court considered whether allegations of unlawful government surveillance may be adjudicated using procedures in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act instead of being dismissed as…Read MoreAmerican Home Furnishings Alliance v. Consumer Product Safety Commission
In AHFA v. CPSC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is considering whether the leadership structure of the Consumer Product Safety Commission is constitutional.Read More
From Our Think Tank
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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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.