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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
CAC is looking for interns for Summer 2027! This is a paid position perfect for law students interested in the progressive promise of the Constitution's text and history. www.theusconstitution.org/legal-intern...
Accepting applications: Summer 2027 Legal Internship. Apply to join the CAC team today!
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
DHS is trying to block a court’s investigation into whether it defied court orders in sending immigrants to be tortured in El Salvador. Before oral argument in the DC Circuit today, read our brief explaining why the investigation should continue: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/i...
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In re Trump | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
DHS is trying to block a court’s investigation into whether it defied court orders in sending immigrants to be tortured in El Salvador. Before oral argument in the DC Circuit tomorrow, read our brief explaining why the investigation should continue: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/i...
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In re Trump | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Under Title IX, transgender people must be treated with equal dignity and given access to an educational environment where they can learn, thrive, and grow free from discrimination. Read our brief before the Seventh Circuit hears argument today: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/a...
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A.C. v. Metropolitan School District of Martinsville | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump using taxpayer money to run campaign-style TV ads during election season should concern everyone. Congress cannot ignore its duty to investigate. #TrumpsCorruptCongress www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump ad airing with government funding despite law against ‘propaganda’
A TV ad boosting President Trump and saying that it was paid for by the U.S. government is airing in two major markets despite a federal law against using tax funds for "propaganda."
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Investigating possible corruption--like a Kremlin-linked oligarch's lavish wedding gift to Donald Trump Jr.--should not be a partisan issue. Congress should not ignore its oversight responsibility by looking the other way. #TrumpsCorruptCongress
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"This is really not a close case." Watch CAC's Praveen Fernandes's conversation with @thatnickpowersguy.bsky.social about the unconstitutionality of Trump's attack on the press: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RnU...
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Can Trump BAN reporters? | Full Interview With Praveen Fernandes
YouTube video by Nick Powers
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump's latest attack on the press is unconstitutional and an affront to the American people. Read the Not Above the Law coalition's open letter signed by 34 organizations: notabovethelawcoalition.org/wp-content/u...
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Under Title IX, transgender people must be treated with equal dignity and given access to an educational environment where they can learn, thrive, and grow free from discrimination. Read our brief before the Seventh Circuit hears argument Monday: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/a...
theusconstitution.org
A.C. v. Metropolitan School District of Martinsville | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Drug manufacturers are arguing that the Constitution entitles them to maintain their bottom line by dictating the prices Medicare must pay. Before oral argument today, read our brief explaining why that’s wrong: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/a...
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AbbVie v. Department of Health and Human Services | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“This is a clear First Amendment violation.” Watch more from @elizabethwydra.bsky.social on the White House press ban on @newsnation.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a9J...
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President Trump speaks at the United Nations General Assembly | On Balance Full Show
YouTube video by NewsNation
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
CAC's Praveen Fernandes joined @sonasunni.bsky.social to discuss Trump's use of executive orders to unlawfully attack birthright citizenship and vote-by-mail. Learn more: lnkd.in/p/ehHxgzRM
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#executiveorder #civics #constitution #government #knowyourrights | Sona Butterfield
What exactly is an executive order? And is it actually a law? That question wasn’t on my list. It came up naturally during my conversation with Praveen Fernandes, Vice President of the Constitutional ...
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
CAC is looking for interns for Summer 2027! This is a paid position perfect for law students interested in the progressive promise of the Constitution's text and history. www.theusconstitution.org/legal-intern...
Accepting applications- Summer 2027 Legal Internship. Apply to join the CAC team today!
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Drug manufacturers are arguing that the Constitution entitles them to maintain their bottom line by dictating the prices Medicare must pay. Before oral argument tomorrow, read our brief explaining why that’s wrong: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/a...
theusconstitution.org
AbbVie v. Department of Health and Human Services | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Trump administration’s cruel policy of categorically imprisoning undocumented immigrants without a hearing is unconstitutional. Before oral argument in the 5th Circuit today, read our brief: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/s...
theusconstitution.org
Sosnava Rodriguez v. Ortega | Constitutional Accountability Center
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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
You can read all about our most recent interns' experiences here: www.theusconstitution.org/blog/another... 2/2
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Another Summer Building the Next Generation of Constitutional Progressives | Constitutional Accountability Center
Kit Beyer Spending my summer at CAC was an invaluable experience. I was able to directly contribute to legal advocacy on issues that interest me, and along the way, I became a better researcher and wr...
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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you're a law student who wants to spend your summer working in the public interest & is interested in appellate advocacy, apply to join the @myconstitution.bsky.social team this summer! www.theusconstitution.org/legal-intern... 1/2
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Legal Internship Summer 2027 | Constitutional Accountability Center
About CAC Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC) is a nonprofit law firm and think tank dedicated to fulfilling the inherently progressive promise of the Constitution’s text, history, and values. ...
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Trump administration’s cruel policy of categorically imprisoning undocumented immigrants without a hearing is unconstitutional. Before oral argument in the 5th Circuit tomorrow, read our brief: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/s...
theusconstitution.org
Sosnava Rodriguez v. Ortega | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Under federal law, when the govt loses in a civil action, it must pay legal fees unless its position was “substantially justified.” That law applies to immigrants who were unlawfully detained. Read our #SCOTUS brief: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/m...
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Montoya Palacios v. Liggins | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ICE and CBP want to be able to read through your phone or laptop at the airport with no warrant or even reasonable suspicion. Read our brief to #SCOTUS explaining that the 4th Amendment protects our devices: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/a...
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Anibowei v. Blanche | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A North Carolina prison denied Edward Womble a hearing-aid battery to accommodate his hearing disability. That violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, which bars disability discrimination by prisons. Read our brief explaining why the ADA applies: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/w...
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Womble v. Patel | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Trump administration is trying to block a court’s investigation into whether it defied court orders in deporting Venezuelan immigrants to be tortured in El Salvador. Read our brief explaining why the investigation should continue: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/i...
theusconstitution.org
In re Trump | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump’s Attorney General cannot fire AUSA Maurene Comey for purely political reasons. Read our amicus brief before oral argument in the Southern District of NY today: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/c...
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Comey v. Department of Justice | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Trump administration’s cruel policy of categorically imprisoning undocumented immigrants without a hearing is unconstitutional. Read our amicus brief in the Eighth Circuit: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/l...
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Lugo-Solet v. Mullin | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Trump administration’s cruel policy of categorically imprisoning undocumented immigrants without a hearing is unconstitutional. Read our amicus brief in the Fifth Circuit: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/s...
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Sosnava Rodriguez v. Ortega | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Trump administration’s cruel policy of categorically imprisoning undocumented immigrants without a hearing is unconstitutional. Read our amicus brief in the Eighth Circuit: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/m...
theusconstitution.org
Morozov v. Field Office Director, U.S. ICE | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Today, CAC's Praveen Fernandes joined @whitehouse.senate.gov, @raskin.house.gov, Vanita Gupta, Justice Mike Donnelly, and @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social in a Not Above the Law coalition Constitution Day press call about holding Trump accountable to the Constitution: drive.google.com/file/d/1Jx6Q...
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NATL_Constitution Day 2026.mp4
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This Constitution Day, a reminder that the drafters of the Constitution created important guardrails against corruption-- guardrails that President Trump is ignoring. #StopTrumpCorruption www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/s...
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Sistrunk Seeds v. Trump | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump’s Attorney General cannot fire AUSA Maurene Comey for purely political reasons. Read our amicus brief before oral argument in the Southern District of NY tomorrow: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/c...
theusconstitution.org
Comey v. Department of Justice | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
President Trump and the State of Florida are trying to avoid accountability for their blatant violation of the Domestic Emoluments Clause. Read more here: www.theusconstitution.org/news/cac-rel...
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CAC Release: Plaintiffs File Opposition Brief Explaining Why Trump’s Efforts to Evade Accountability in Domestic Emoluments Clause Suit Should Be Rejected | Constitutional Accountability Center
WASHINGTON, DC – The Constitutional Accountability Center and Gelber Schachter & Greenberg jointly filed an opposition to defendants’ motions to dismiss yesterday in our lawsuit to hold President Trum...
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We took Donald Trump to court over Florida’s corrupt gift of land to him for his presidential “library.” Read our latest filing opposing defendants’ motions to dismiss: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/s...
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Sistrunk Seeds v. Trump | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Anti-competitive gerrymandering strikes at the heart of our democracy. Before oral argument today, read our brief on behalf of political scientists in the Wisconsin Supreme Court: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/w... 1/2
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Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy v. Wisconsin Elections Commission | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Congress created agencies like the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness to serve important policy goals. Trump can’t unilaterally shut them down. Read our amicus brief before oral argument in the First Circuit today: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/r...
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Rhode Island v. Trump | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
ICYMI, the Eleventh Circuit recently held that qui tam suits are constitutional under the Appointments Clause. This is good news because these suits are an important tool to allow whistleblowers to flag illegal conduct. www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/u...
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United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Anti-competitive gerrymandering strikes at the heart of our democracy. Before oral argument tomorrow, read our brief on behalf of political scientists in the Wisconsin Supreme Court: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/w... 1/2
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Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy v. Wisconsin Elections Commission | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Congress created agencies like the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness to serve important policy goals. Trump can’t unilaterally shut them down. Read our amicus brief before oral argument in the First Circuit tomorrow: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/r...
theusconstitution.org
Rhode Island v. Trump | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
President Trump is profiting from public office at an unprecedented scale. He's placing his financial interests ahead of the interests of the American people. #CorruptTrumpRegime www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump has amassed staggering wealth in ‘most openly corrupt’ presidency
Ethics experts and Democrats express alarm as Trump uses office to grow his personal fortune to ‘unprecedented’ level
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It's been a busy month at CAC! Check out our newsletter for the latest updates: www.theusconstitution.org/news/septemb...
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September 2026 Newsletter: Protecting People’s Constitutional Rights and the Rule of Law Across the Country | Constitutional Accountability Center
This newsletter spends a lot of time on the U.S. Supreme Court, but here at CAC, we’re working to bring text-and-history arguments to the lower courts and state supreme courts as well. Two of our rece...
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The President can't take a wrecking ball to the White House without Congress's permission. Read more about our brief on behalf of Members of Congress in @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social: thedispatch.com/newsletter/m...
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The Battle Over the Ballroom
Plus: Politicians are starting to freak out over AI risk, the GOP begins its Dallas convention, and Mike Tomlin really loves Minecraft.
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
ICYMI, last month, in a win for immigrants, the Third Circuit held that categorically imprisoning undocumented immigrants without a bail hearing is unconstitutional. Read more: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/b...
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Buele Morocho v. Warden Philadelphia FDC | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A North Carolina prison denied Edward Womble a hearing-aid battery to accommodate his hearing disability. That violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, which bars disability discrimination by prisons. Read our brief explaining why the ADA applies: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/w...
theusconstitution.org
Womble v. Patel | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Due Process Clause protects non-citizens, but the Trump administration is throwing immigrants into prolonged detention without any hearing to show why they should be detained. Read our brief to #SCOTUS explaining why this is unconstitutional: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/g...
theusconstitution.org
Genalo v. Black | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
When the Register of Copyrights tried to defend copyrighted materials from AI scraping, the Trump Administration attempted to fire her. Read our brief on behalf of @raskin.house.gov and @morelle.house.gov explaining why this action was unlawful: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/p...
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Perlmutter v. Blanche | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Anti-competitive gerrymandering strikes at the heart of our democracy. Read our brief in the Wisconsin Supreme Court: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/w...
theusconstitution.org
Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy v. Wisconsin Elections Commission | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
CAC's Praveen Fernandes and @whitehouse.senate.gov spoke about what accountability looks like now that Todd Blanche has been confirmed as Attorney General. Watch now: drive.google.com/file/d/1wo0l...
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NATL_Creator Call_8.18.26
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
CAC's Praveen Fernandes spoke to Abby Winters about the cost of corruption to the American people, and about the valuable work allies like @citizensforethics.org and @publiccitizen.bsky.social are doing to track it, despite the lack of government transparency: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4tf... 1/2
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Interview with Parveen Fernandes, Vice President at the Constitutional Accountability Center
YouTube video by AbbyTheAttorney
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Donald Trump is trying to profit off his presidency, with corruption and grift happening on an unprecedented scale. #CostOfCorruption
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Anti-competitive gerrymandering strikes at the heart of our democracy. Read our brief in the Wisconsin Supreme Court: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/w...
theusconstitution.org
Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy v. Wisconsin State Legislature | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“The free exchange of ideas—including ideas that are inconvenient to those in power—is critical for Americans to understand the nature and impact of the actions of their government.” CAC stands with @americanprogress.bsky.social: nptogether.org/press/cap-st...
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Nonprofits Together
A network of 175+ organizations uniting to defend the rule of law and protect vulnerable communities.
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This summer, CAC welcomed five incredible interns who contributed to our work promoting the progressive promise of the text, history, and values of the U.S. Constitution. Check out their reflections on our blog: www.theusconstitution.org/blog/another...
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Another Summer Building the Next Generation of Constitutional Progressives | Constitutional Accountability Center
Kit Beyer Spending my summer at CAC was an invaluable experience. I was able to directly contribute to legal advocacy on issues that interest me, and along the way, I became a better researcher and wr...
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