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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.
Santos-Zacaria v. Garland
In Santos Zacaria v. Garland, the Supreme Court is considering whether the exhaustion requirement of 8 U.S.C § 1252(d)(1) is jurisdictional.Read MoreMoore v. Harper
In Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court is considering whether the Elections Clause prevents a state court from enforcing voting rights guarantees enshrined in a state constitution to limit a…Read MoreBlassingame v. Trump
In Blassingame v. Trump, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is considering whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to absolute presidential immunity from…Read More
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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.