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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 8h
"The question is not whether we will build. It is whether we will reproduce the racial geography we inherited — or finally begin to dismantle it." Read more from CAC Scholar-in-Residence @deborahnarcher.bsky.social in @thehill.com: thehill.com/opinion/ener...
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Racist policy caused climate vulnerability. Restorative policy is the remedy.
Climate adaptation must become a civil rights project.
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 9h
A Pennsylvania prison denied John Williams, a prisoner with disabilities, the accommodations he needs to access prison services. That violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read our brief explaining why: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/w...
theusconstitution.org
Williams v. Huner | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 14h
“Whatever the subject and whoever the parties, Justice Alito has proven himself over two decades on the court to be a reliable vote for the conservative interest in the case.” Read CAC's @briannegorod.bsky.social's comments in @bloomberglaw.com: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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Supreme Court’s Alito Will Stay Even If Democrats Win Senate (1)
Justice Samuel Alito said he plans to remain on the Supreme Court even if Democrats capture the Senate in next month’s midterms, dismissing speculation that he might quickly retire to ensure Donald Tr...
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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...
theusconstitution.org
Anibowei v. Blanche | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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 · 05/10/2026
This morning’s oral argument highlighted just how slippery an argument the fossil fuel industry is presenting to #SCOTUS to avoid paying for the harms its illegal conduct has caused. Read our full reaction: www.theusconstitution.org/news/cac-rel...
theusconstitution.org
CAC Release: To Escape Financial Liability for Global Warming Harms, Oil and Gas Companies Present Supreme Court with a Result in Search of a Rationale | Constitutional Accountability Center
WASHINGTON, DC – Following oral argument at the Supreme Court this morning in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, a case in which the Supreme Court is considering whether oil and ...
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's sure to be an eventful term at #SCOTUS, with major issues teed up for the Justices. Watch @elizabethwydra.bsky.social on @cspanwj.bsky.social: www.c-span.org/event/washin...
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Just because there’s an absence of cases involving Trump administration policies, that doesn’t mean they are not coming." Read more from @briannegorod.bsky.social in Roll Call about the coming #SCOTUS term: rollcall.com/2026/10/02/g...
rollcall.com
Guns, voting and immigration on deck for Supreme Court
The Supreme Court begins its new term Monday facing cases on Americans’ civil rights, federalist struggles between states and the federal government, and the looming specter of more last-second litiga...
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Local governments can go to court under state law over the illegal activities of oil and gas producers that exacerbate global warming and harm their residents. Before oral argument today, read our #SCOTUS brief: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/s...
theusconstitution.org
Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
After a Supreme Court term that gave corporations everything they wanted in the most important cases, a new term offers big business even more opportunities to evade legal constraints. Read our full report: www.theusconstitution.org/think_tank/c...
theusconstitution.org
Corporations Outdo Even President Trump in the Most Recent Supreme Court Term (2025–2026 Term) | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Local governments can go to court under state law over the illegal activities of oil and gas producers that exacerbate global warming and harm their residents. Before oral argument Monday, read our #SCOTUS brief: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/s...
theusconstitution.org
Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Trump administration is "trying to exploit every opening that’s available, any chance to escape court review or limitations on what they want to do." Read more from CAC's Brian Frazelle in @prospect.org: prospect.org/2026/10/01/o...
prospect.org
Time on Task - The American Prospect
The Trump administration has abused the interagency task force process to intervene in law enforcement across the country.
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump has made it clear that he's the #PayToPlayPresident. He's putting his financial interests over the best interests of the American people. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The Watchdogs Are Barking Themselves Hoarse
The scandals of the president’s first term now seem quaint.
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
When Kekai Watanabe’s tailbone was shattered, a prison nurse refused to treat that injury, in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Our #SCOTUS brief explains why Watanabe can sue in federal court to remedy that constitutional violation: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/n...
theusconstitution.org
Nielsen v. Watanabe | Constitutional Accountability Center
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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...
theusconstitution.org
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...
theusconstitution.org
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...
theusconstitution.org
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...
washingtonpost.com
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...
theusconstitution.org
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
theusconstitution.org
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
theusconstitution.org
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...
theusconstitution.org
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...
theusconstitution.org
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...
theusconstitution.org
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...
theusconstitution.org
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...
theusconstitution.org
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...
theusconstitution.org
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...
theusconstitution.org
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...
theusconstitution.org
Sistrunk Seeds v. Trump | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
CAC, along with Stafford Rosenbaum, is proud to represent Kosuke Imai, @chriskenny.bsky.social, @philjones.bsky.social, and John Griffin. 2/2
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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
theusconstitution.org
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...
theusconstitution.org
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...
theusconstitution.org
United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates | Constitutional Accountability Center
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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
CAC, along with Stafford Rosenbaum, is proud to represent Kosuke Imai, @chriskenny.bsky.social, @philjones.bsky.social, and John Griffin. 2/2
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