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Corporate Accountability

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Summary

The Constitution guarantees rights for “people” and “citizens,” never once referring to protections for “corporations.” CAC advocates on behalf of the workers, consumers, and others whose constitutional and statutory rights have been denied by corporations and big business interests.

View CAC’s long-term study: Corporations and the Supreme Court

Corporate Accountability in Brief

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The text of our Constitution never mentions corporations. The framers wrote and the American people ratified the original articles and amendments to the Constitution to secure the inalienable rights of “We the People” — living human beings. CAC works in the courts and the public square to hold corporations accountable and protect the rights of people.

Featured Case

Corporate Accountability February 26, 2025

Novartis v. Secretary United States Department of Health and Human Services

While other federal agencies that purchase pharmaceutical products negotiate with manufacturers to determine the prices they pay, in 2003, Congress created a sweetheart deal for the pharmaceutical industry when it prevented Medicare from negotiating prices. This essentially allowed the pharmaceutical industry to name its price when selling drugs to Medicare. In 2022, with the cost of prescription drugs on the rise, Congress revoked this deal in the Inflation Reduction Act, creating a drug pricing negotiation program for the ten most common and expensive prescription drugs covered by Medicare. Under the negotiation program, CMS determines an initial price offer, then refines...

Case Timeline

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  • CAC files amicus brief in the Third Circuit