Civil and Human Rights
TV (CBC): CAC’s Wydra Discusses Leak of Alito Draft SCOTUS Opinion Striking Down Roe v. Wade
On May 3, 2022, Constitutional Accountability Center President Elizabeth Wydra appeared on CBC television to discuss the leak of a draft opinion by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito that would strike down abortion rights in the United States.
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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Shilling v. Trump
In Shilling v. Trump, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington considered whether Trump’s Executive Order categorically barring transgender persons from serving in the military is unconstitutional.