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United States Supreme Court | Judith Schaeffer
Elizabeth B. Wydra
PresidentLatest Work and Features
- (Quoted in) Trump faces Supreme Court showdown as major rulings loom
- CAC Release: New Lawsuit Seeks to Hold President Trump and Governor DeSantis Accountable for Violation of U.S. Constitution’s Domestic Emoluments Clause
- (Quoted in) Most Americans Favor Birthright Citizenship. That Wasn’t Always True.
Miriam Becker-Cohen
Senior Appellate CounselLatest Work and Features
- CAC Release: Court Further Muddies the Waters on the Scope of the Rooker-Feldman Doctrine in Majority Opinion that Ignores Critical Reconstruction-Era History Regarding the Role of Federal Courts as the Chief Guardians of Federal Rights
- (Quoted in) Miami Residents Sue Over Trump’s Plan to Make His Library a Hotel
- CAC Release: New Lawsuit Seeks to Hold President Trump and Governor DeSantis Accountable for Violation of U.S. Constitution’s Domestic Emoluments Clause
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 ProgramSmita Ghosh
Senior Appellate CounselLatest Work and Features
- CAC Release: Supreme Court Recognizes the Importance of History in Validating FCC Enforcement Process
- CAC Release: A Victory for Text, History, and Delivery Workers in Flowers Foods v. Brock
- (Quoted in) CAC Release: Supreme Court Majority Rules that Judges Cannot Consider Changing Views of Crime when Reducing Sentences