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Novartis v. Secretary United States Department of Health and Human Services
Mi Familia Vota v. Petersen
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Trump defying a court order would trigger a constitutional crisis
SCOTUS debates a death-row inmate’s request for DNA testing
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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.
Novartis v. Secretary United States Department of Health and Human Services
In Novartis v. Secretary United States Department of Health and Human Services, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is considering whether the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare…Read MoreMi Familia Vota v. Petersen
In Mi Familia Vota v. Petersen, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit considered whether requiring voters to include their birthplace on voter registration forms violates the…Read MoreLackey v. Stinnie
In Lackey v. Stinnie, the Supreme Court considered when a civil rights plaintiff is entitled to attorney’s fees as the “prevailing party” in a case.Read More
From Our Think Tank
Moore v. Harper, Evasion, and the Ordinary Bounds of Judicial Review
66 B.C. L. Rev. (forthcoming 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"I Am Free But Without A Cent": Economic Justice As Equal Citizenship
93 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. (forthcoming 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.