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United States Supreme Court | Judith Schaeffer
Elizabeth B. Wydra
PresidentMiriam Becker-Cohen
Senior Appellate CounselLatest Work and Features
- CAC Release: Supreme Court Oral Argument Focuses on Takings Clause, While Largely Ignoring the Problematic Excessive-Fines-Clause Analysis Applied by the Court Below
- CAC Release: Major Campaign Finance Case Tests Court’s Willingness to Respect Congress’s Policy Judgments Aimed at Curbing Harmful Corruption
- (Quoted in) CAC Release: In Landor Case, Question of Whether Person in Prison Who Suffered Undisputed Religious Liberty Violation Has Any Meaningful Remedy Hangs in the Balance
Praveen Fernandes
Vice PresidentBrian R. Frazelle
Deputy Chief CounselLatest Work and Features
- 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
- CAC Release: Conservative Justices Neglect History at Oral Argument in Monumental Case about Independent Agencies
David H. Gans
Director of the Human Rights, Civil Rights, and Citizenship ProgramLatest Work and Features
- (Quoted in) David Gans on the History of the Reconstruction Amendments, and the Connection to Current Supreme Court Cases, including Callais
- The Supreme Court Has a Chance to Revolutionize Its Approach to the Law
- CAC Release: In Chiles, Roberts Court Continues Its Dangerous Distortion of the First Amendment
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