Fulfilling the progressive promise of the Constitution’s text and history
Our Latest Work
CAC Release: Lemon Arrest the Trump Administration’s Latest Assault on the First Amendment
We, the People: Defending the U.S. Constitution As Immigration Raids Threaten Basic Rights
Flores v. Bondi
Five Constitutional Amendments Trump Is Ignoring in Minnesota
Taylor v. Healthcare Associates of Texas
CAC Release: Congress Should Not Leave ICE Unchecked
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Our Latest Cases
CAC pursues a litigation strategy unique among progressive legal organizations by relying on the Constitution’s text and history. Our powerful amicus briefs provide invaluable arguments to Supreme Court Justices, legal scholars, and fellow advocates. Our clients include current and former bipartisan Members of Congress, state and local officials, law professors, and various nonprofit organizations. CAC’s efforts help to secure important legal victories in the Supreme Court, lower federal courts, and state supreme courts.
Flores v. Bondi
In Flores v. Bondi, the Ninth Circuit is considering whether the Trump administration can terminate a settlement that protects immigrant children in detention centers.Read MoreTaylor v. Healthcare Associates of Texas
In United States ex rel. Taylor v. Healthcare Associates of Texas, the Fifth Circuit is considering whether the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act violate Article II of…Read MoreFlowers Foods v. Brock
In Flowers Foods v. Brock, the Supreme Court is considering whether the Federal Arbitration Act exempts from arbitration “last-mile” delivery drivers who transport goods between two points in the same…Read More
From Our Think Tank
Moneyed Interests Still Prevail at the Supreme Court (2024-2025 Term)
The Court Continues to Favor Corporations over Workers, Consumers, and the Environment.Read MoreMoore v. Harper, Evasion, and the Ordinary Bounds of Judicial Review
66 B.C. L. Rev. 1295 (2025)Read MoreQUICK TAKE: Corporate Interests at the Supreme Court, 2023-2024 Term
Conservative supermajority discards precedent, shifts power to judges, and hobbles agency efforts to enforce the nation’s laws.Read More
CAC produces scholarship showing that the Constitution’s text and history command progressive results. We publish comprehensive accounts of some of the most important and contentious topics in modern constitutional and federal law through issue briefs, white papers, insights, and our think tank series. Our legal experts also inform public discussion around these topics by giving written and oral testimony in congressional committee hearings.
