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Timbs v. Indiana
RELEASE: Justices Delay Resolution of Partisan Gerrymandering Cases
Supreme Court sidesteps partisan gerrymandering cases, let maps stand for now
SCOTUS Leaves Gerrymandering Foes ‘Disappointed, But Not Devastated’
New York, et al. vs. U.S. Department of Commerce, et al.
RELEASE: Members of Congress in Census Court Challenge: Constitution Demands Count of All Persons, Regardless of Citizenship
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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.
Timbs v. Indiana
In Timbs v. Indiana, the Supreme Court is being asked to consider whether state governments must comply with the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against “excessive fines.”Read MoreNew York, et al. vs. U.S. Department of Commerce, et al.
In New York, et al. vs. U.S. Department of Commerce, et al., a federal district judge is considering whether the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census violates…Read MoreHusted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, et al.
In Husted v. Randolph Institute, the Supreme Court considered whether Ohio’s practice of purging voters who are registered to vote in federal elections from voter rolls based on a registrant’s…Read More
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ISSUE BRIEF: The President’s Duty To Obey Court Judgments
President Trump is not above the law. If Trump were to disobey—or direct his subordinates to disobey—a court order, he would be at war with the Constitution’s text, history, and…Read MoreISSUE BRIEF: The Russia Investigation: What Happens to the Grand Jury if Mueller Is Fired?
This Issue Brief explores what the grand jury impaneled as part of Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation might be able to do—and what it could not do—were Mueller to be fired…Read MoreThe Cornerstone of Our Democracy: The Census Clause and the Constitutional Obligation to Count All Persons
The Census is a cornerstone of our democracy. The federal government has a constitutional obligation to count all persons, both citizens and non-citizens alike, in the decennial census. The Trump…Read More
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