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Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. HHS
Payan v. Los Angeles Community College District
TV (WJXT News4Jax): CAC’s Fernandes Discusses the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Dismantling the Department of Education
‘More Corruption and Abuse’ on the Way as Bondi Fires DOJ Ethics Chief
The Sustainability Institute v. Trump
This Group’s Record in Front of the Roberts Court Is Mind-Boggling
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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.
Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. HHS
In Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. HHS, the Ninth Circuit is considering whether to stay a district court decision that prevented the Office of Refugee Resettlement from…Read MorePayan v. Los Angeles Community College District
In Payan v. Los Angeles Community College District, the Ninth Circuit is considering whether lost educational opportunities are compensable under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.Read MoreThe Sustainability Institute v. Trump
In The Sustainability Institute v. Trump, the United States of Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is considering whether the Trump administration can unilaterally terminate grant agreements based on…Read More
From Our Think Tank
Moneyed 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 MoreQUICK TAKE: Corporate Interests at the Supreme Court, 2023-2024 Term
Conservative supermajority discards precedent, shifts power to judges, and hobbles agency efforts to enforce the nation’s laws.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.