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United States Supreme Court | Judith Schaeffer
Elizabeth B. Wydra
PresidentMiriam Becker-Cohen
Senior Appellate CounselLatest Work and Features
- CAC Release: In Cisco v. Doe Argument, Justices Grapple with the Scope of Liability Under Two Critical Human Rights Statutes
- CAC Release: Court Considers Whether to Expand or Restrict Authority of Federal Courts to Collaterally Review State Court Judgments
- CAC Release: Supreme Court Oral Argument Focuses on Takings Clause, While Largely Ignoring the Problematic Excessive-Fines-Clause Analysis Applied by the Court Below
Praveen Fernandes
Vice PresidentBrian R. Frazelle
Deputy Chief CounselLatest Work and Features
- CAC Release: Justices Push Back Against Government’s Claim of Unrestricted Access to Cell-Phone Location Information
- CAC Release: Supreme Court Ignores History in Favor of Its Own Rule for Warrantless Home Entries
- CAC Release: Supreme Court Justices Pose Difficult Questions to State-Affiliated Corporation that Claims Immunity from Suit
David H. Gans
Director of the Human Rights, Civil Rights, and Citizenship ProgramLatest Work and Features
- CAC Release: Supreme Court’s Conservative Supermajority, Once Again, Guts the Voting Rights Act and Further Enables Racial Discrimination in Voting
- (Quoted in) The Most Offensive Thing a Supreme Court Justice Can Do Is Be Honest About the Supreme Court
- (Quoted in) David Gans on the History of the Reconstruction Amendments, and the Connection to Current Supreme Court Cases, including Callais
Smita Ghosh
Senior Appellate CounselBrianne J. Gorod
Chief CounselLatest Work and Features
- CAC Release: In Disappointing Sixth Amendment Decision, the Supreme Court Made Clear the Limits of Its Decision
- CAC Release: At the D.C. Circuit, Everyone Agrees that the Constitution Does Not Permit the President to Unilaterally Shutter the CFPB
- CAC Release: Today’s Supreme Court Decision Is a Small but Important Step Toward Greater Police Accountability