The New Textualism
CAC Chief Counsel Elizabeth Wydra spoke to the Harvard Law School Chapter of the American Constitution Society about how to use the Text and History of the Constitution to make progressive arguments
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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CAC Release: To Escape Financial Liability for Global Warming Harms, Oil and Gas Companies Present Supreme Court with a Result in Search of a Rationale
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