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Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety
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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.
Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety
In Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, the Supreme Court is considering whether an individual may sue a government official in his individual capacity for damages for…Read MoreLouisiana v. Callais
In Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court is considering whether to reverse a district court decision that held unconstitutional the map the Louisiana legislature enacted to remedy a prior violation…Read MoreParada v. United States
In Parada v. United States, the Supreme Court is being asked to consider whether the Sixth Amendment requires a 12-person jury for a felony conviction.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.