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· May 6
12th Annual Home Stretch at the Supreme Court
YouTube video by Constitutional Accountability Center
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Thank you to our panelists and our guests who joined us at CAC's Home Stretch at #SCOTUS! If you couldn't watch our expert panel live, watch the recording: youtu.be/6_JF_1Z39qc
Are you a scholar who would be excited to help CAC fulfill the progressive promise of the Constitution? If so, apply to be our Scholar-in-Residence! www.theusconstitution.org/scholar-in-r...
December 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Are you a scholar who would be excited to help CAC fulfill the progressive promise of the Constitution? If so, apply to be our Scholar-in-Residence! www.theusconstitution.org/scholar-in-r...
Regulatory bodies like the FTC have been part of the federal government for longer than the light bulb, but the #SCOTUS conservative majority didn't seem interested in this history at argument last week. Read more from CAC's Brian Frazelle in @slate.com: slate.com/news-and-pol...
We Seem to Have the Supreme Court’s Originalism Fail of the Term
The court is becoming “a dried husk of whatever people used to think it was.”
slate.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Regulatory bodies like the FTC have been part of the federal government for longer than the light bulb, but the #SCOTUS conservative majority didn't seem interested in this history at argument last week. Read more from CAC's Brian Frazelle in @slate.com: slate.com/news-and-pol...
When multi-family housing developers break federal rules while taking federal insurance, they should be held accountable. Our Sixth Circuit brief explains why the court should reject a challenge to HUD’s authority to impose penalties: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/m...
Millennia Housing Management v. Department of Housing and Urban Development | Constitutional Accountability Center
www.theusconstitution.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
When multi-family housing developers break federal rules while taking federal insurance, they should be held accountable. Our Sixth Circuit brief explains why the court should reject a challenge to HUD’s authority to impose penalties: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/m...
The full D.C. Circuit will hear the challenge to President Trump's attempts to dismantle the CFPB. Read our amicus brief explaining why the Trump admin’s actions were unlawful: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/n...
National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought | Constitutional Accountability Center
www.theusconstitution.org
December 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The full D.C. Circuit will hear the challenge to President Trump's attempts to dismantle the CFPB. Read our amicus brief explaining why the Trump admin’s actions were unlawful: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/n...
Are you a scholar who would be excited to help CAC fulfill the progressive promise of the Constitution? If so, apply to be our Scholar-in-Residence! www.theusconstitution.org/scholar-in-r...
December 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Are you a scholar who would be excited to help CAC fulfill the progressive promise of the Constitution? If so, apply to be our Scholar-in-Residence! www.theusconstitution.org/scholar-in-r...
CAC is looking to host an externally sponsored fellow on our litigation team in the Fall of 2026. Apply now: www.theusconstitution.org/sponsored-le...
December 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
CAC is looking to host an externally sponsored fellow on our litigation team in the Fall of 2026. Apply now: www.theusconstitution.org/sponsored-le...
"Equal protection" was meant to be an affirmative promise of what states owe their people. Read @davidhgans.bsky.social's new scholarship on the unrealized promise of the 14th Amendment: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Equality and Protection: The Forgotten Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment
At the heart of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause are two fundamental principles: equality and protection. Tragically, the Supreme Court
papers.ssrn.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"Equal protection" was meant to be an affirmative promise of what states owe their people. Read @davidhgans.bsky.social's new scholarship on the unrealized promise of the 14th Amendment: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
A #SCOTUS ruling on Trump's unlawful tariffs could come any day now. Watch more from @elizabethwydra.bsky.social on @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
Raises Serious Legal Questions: Wydra on Boat Strike
Constitutional Accountability Center President Elizabeth Wydra weighs in on the second strike by the United States of an alleged drug boat while survivors were in the water and states these events rai...
www.bloomberg.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A #SCOTUS ruling on Trump's unlawful tariffs could come any day now. Watch more from @elizabethwydra.bsky.social on @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
In a groundbreaking paper in @denverlawreview.bsky.social, CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social writes about the forgotten promise of "protection" in the Equal Protection Clause: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Equality and Protection: The Forgotten Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment
At the heart of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause are two fundamental principles: equality and protection. Tragically, the Supreme Court
papers.ssrn.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In a groundbreaking paper in @denverlawreview.bsky.social, CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social writes about the forgotten promise of "protection" in the Equal Protection Clause: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Trump Administration is misreading a landmark statute in its continuing effort to shutter the CFPB. Read our brief on behalf of current and former Members of Congress explaining why the Trump admin is wrong: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/r...
Rise Economy v. Vought | Constitutional Accountability Center
www.theusconstitution.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The Trump Administration is misreading a landmark statute in its continuing effort to shutter the CFPB. Read our brief on behalf of current and former Members of Congress explaining why the Trump admin is wrong: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/r...
Are you a scholar who would be excited to help CAC fulfill the progressive promise of the Constitution? If so, apply to be our Scholar-in-Residence! www.theusconstitution.org/scholar-in-r...
December 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Are you a scholar who would be excited to help CAC fulfill the progressive promise of the Constitution? If so, apply to be our Scholar-in-Residence! www.theusconstitution.org/scholar-in-r...
At #SCOTUS argument in the independent agency case last week, the conservative justices showed little interest in engaging with history—perhaps because they didn’t like where it would lead them. Read more from CAC's Brian Frazelle in @slate.com: slate.com/news-and-pol...
We Seem to Have the Supreme Court’s Originalism Fail of the Term
The court is becoming “a dried husk of whatever people used to think it was.”
slate.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
At #SCOTUS argument in the independent agency case last week, the conservative justices showed little interest in engaging with history—perhaps because they didn’t like where it would lead them. Read more from CAC's Brian Frazelle in @slate.com: slate.com/news-and-pol...
"On Monday, the Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could upend how the federal government has been run for over a century." Read more from CAC's Brian Frazelle in @slate.com: slate.com/news-and-pol...
We Seem to Have the Supreme Court’s Originalism Fail of the Term
The court is becoming “a dried husk of whatever people used to think it was.”
slate.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"On Monday, the Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could upend how the federal government has been run for over a century." Read more from CAC's Brian Frazelle in @slate.com: slate.com/news-and-pol...
The president must not be allowed to treat brave servicemembers as personal weapons against the American people. Read more from CAC's Praveen Fernandes and the other co-chairs of the Not Above the Law coalition: www.commondreams.org/newswire/not...
Not Above the Law Coalition Demands Accountability: Trump's Illegal National Guard Deployments Threaten Democracy
As the Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on the Trump administration's deployment of the National Guard, the Not Above the Law coalition’s co-chairs – Lisa Gilbert, Co-President of Publi...
www.commondreams.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The president must not be allowed to treat brave servicemembers as personal weapons against the American people. Read more from CAC's Praveen Fernandes and the other co-chairs of the Not Above the Law coalition: www.commondreams.org/newswire/not...
Qui tam suits are an important tool to allow whistleblowers to flag fraud against the government. Before oral argument in the Eleventh Circuit today, read our brief explaining why they’re constitutional. www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/u...
United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates | Constitutional Accountability Center
www.theusconstitution.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Qui tam suits are an important tool to allow whistleblowers to flag fraud against the government. Before oral argument in the Eleventh Circuit today, read our brief explaining why they’re constitutional. www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/u...
It's been a busy month at CAC! Check out our newsletter for our latest updates: www.theusconstitution.org/news/the-fra...
The Framers Warned Us About the Dangers of Corruption | Constitutional Accountability Center
Corruption was a chief concern of the Framers as they drafted the Constitution, and they established governmental structures and political systems to prevent it. Among other things, they wrote strongl...
www.theusconstitution.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It's been a busy month at CAC! Check out our newsletter for our latest updates: www.theusconstitution.org/news/the-fra...
"Monday’s oral argument revealed a shocking lack of interest in the Constitution’s history and original meaning by the court’s conservative supermajority—the justices who purport to care the most about those topics." Read CAC's Brian Frazelle in @slate.com: slate.com/news-and-pol...
We Seem to Have the Supreme Court’s Originalism Fail of the Term
The court is becoming “a dried husk of whatever people used to think it was.”
slate.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"Monday’s oral argument revealed a shocking lack of interest in the Constitution’s history and original meaning by the court’s conservative supermajority—the justices who purport to care the most about those topics." Read CAC's Brian Frazelle in @slate.com: slate.com/news-and-pol...
Reposted by CAC
At argument in the big independent agency case, there was a "shocking lack of interest in the Constitution’s history and original meaning by the court’s conservative supermajority." Read more in @slate.com from my @myconstitution.bsky.social colleague Brian Frazelle: slate.com/news-and-pol...
We Seem to Have the Supreme Court’s Originalism Fail of the Term
The court is becoming “a dried husk of whatever people used to think it was.”
slate.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
At argument in the big independent agency case, there was a "shocking lack of interest in the Constitution’s history and original meaning by the court’s conservative supermajority." Read more in @slate.com from my @myconstitution.bsky.social colleague Brian Frazelle: slate.com/news-and-pol...
Qui tam suits are an important tool to allow whistleblowers to flag fraud against the government. Before oral argument in the Eleventh Circuit tomorrow, read our brief explaining why they’re constitutional. www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/u...
United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates | Constitutional Accountability Center
www.theusconstitution.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Qui tam suits are an important tool to allow whistleblowers to flag fraud against the government. Before oral argument in the Eleventh Circuit tomorrow, read our brief explaining why they’re constitutional. www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/u...
Reposted by CAC
SCOTUS heard arguments today on J.D. Vance’s case against limits on how much money political donors can funnel to candidates via political parties.
If the Court bows down, the ultrawealthy and corporations will have even more influence over our government.
If the Court bows down, the ultrawealthy and corporations will have even more influence over our government.
December 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
SCOTUS heard arguments today on J.D. Vance’s case against limits on how much money political donors can funnel to candidates via political parties.
If the Court bows down, the ultrawealthy and corporations will have even more influence over our government.
If the Court bows down, the ultrawealthy and corporations will have even more influence over our government.
The conservative supermajority of the Roberts Court is threatening to strike a huge blow to what remains of federal campaign finance law. Read @mbeckercohen.bsky.social and @davidhgans.bsky.social's full reaction to today's argument at #SCOTUS: www.theusconstitution.org/news/cac-rel...
CAC Release: Major Campaign Finance Case Tests Court’s Willingness to Respect Congress’s Policy Judgments Aimed at Curbing Harmful Corruption | Constitutional Accountability Center
WASHINGTON, DC – Following oral argument at the Supreme Court this morning in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, a case in which the Court is considering whether ...
www.theusconstitution.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The conservative supermajority of the Roberts Court is threatening to strike a huge blow to what remains of federal campaign finance law. Read @mbeckercohen.bsky.social and @davidhgans.bsky.social's full reaction to today's argument at #SCOTUS: www.theusconstitution.org/news/cac-rel...
Megadonors are trying to make it even easier to pour money into politics. Before oral argument today, read our #SCOTUS brief defending the law capping the amount a national political party committee may spend in coordination with federal candidates: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/n...
National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission | Constitutional Accountability Center
www.theusconstitution.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Megadonors are trying to make it even easier to pour money into politics. Before oral argument today, read our #SCOTUS brief defending the law capping the amount a national political party committee may spend in coordination with federal candidates: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/n...
At #SCOTUS argument this morning, conservative Justices showed no interest in probing what the Constitution’s history and original meaning say about independent agencies. Read CAC's full reaction: www.theusconstitution.org/news/cac-rel...
CAC Release: Conservative Justices Neglect History at Oral Argument in Monumental Case about Independent Agencies | Constitutional Accountability Center
WASHINGTON, DC – Following oral argument at the Supreme Court this morning in Trump v. Slaughter, a case in which the Court is considering whether President Trump’s attempted firing of Federal Trade C...
www.theusconstitution.org
December 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
At #SCOTUS argument this morning, conservative Justices showed no interest in probing what the Constitution’s history and original meaning say about independent agencies. Read CAC's full reaction: www.theusconstitution.org/news/cac-rel...
The government seized the Pung family’s home and sold it for a fraction of its assessed value, all over a small unpaid tax bill. Read our amicus brief to #SCOTUS explaining why the Excessive Fines Clause applies to this kind of government overreach: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/p...
Pung v. Isabella County | Constitutional Accountability Center
www.theusconstitution.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The government seized the Pung family’s home and sold it for a fraction of its assessed value, all over a small unpaid tax bill. Read our amicus brief to #SCOTUS explaining why the Excessive Fines Clause applies to this kind of government overreach: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/p...
The Feres doctrine is an unfair bar to justice for servicemembers. Read more from @rutherfordinst.bsky.social about our brief that urged #SCOTUS to reject the doctrine:
www.rutherford.org/publications...
www.rutherford.org/publications...
Wearing a Military Uniform Shouldn’t Mean Losing Your Right to Justice
Military families deserve justice—and the Supreme Court just denied it.
www.rutherford.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The Feres doctrine is an unfair bar to justice for servicemembers. Read more from @rutherfordinst.bsky.social about our brief that urged #SCOTUS to reject the doctrine:
www.rutherford.org/publications...
www.rutherford.org/publications...