Prison officers trapped Antonio Smith in a freezing cell without clothing or blankets for nearly 24 hours, but the courts claimed that the officers couldn’t be held accountable. Read our brief to #SCOTUS explaining why qualified immunity has gone too far: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/s...
Our panel includes @briannegorod.bsky.social, @kelsi-corkran.bsky.social, Easha Anand, @profmmurray.bsky.social, and @bennjennett.bsky.social, with opening remarks by @elizabethwydra.bsky.social.
Thirteenth Annual Home Stretch at the Supreme Court, Virtual Panel Discussion, Thursday April 30, 2026, 1:00 PM ET.
Join our all-star panel of legal experts as we unpack an eventful term at #SCOTUS, moderated by @chrisgeidner.bsky.social. www.theusconstitution.org/events/13th-...
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CAC is hiring! Join our work to realize the progressive promise of the Constitution as a Paralegal & Research Associate: www.theusconstitution.org/paralegal-an...
A recent #SCOTUS decision should make it more difficult for state-affiliated corporations to escape accountability in court. Read more from CAC's Brian Frazelle in @law360.bsky.social: www.law360.com/articles/244...
By tracking our phones and user information, geofencing data can track our movements in chilling detail. Our amicus brief to #SCOTUS explains why geofence warrants are subject to the Fourth Amendment’s protections: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/c...
CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social's new scholarship on Black Conventions of the Reconstruction era was highlighted by the Legal History Blog! Read more: legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/gans...
Echoing our brief, #SCOTUS delivered a unanimous win for corporate accountability. Read more from Harith Khawaja: www.theusconstitution.org/news/cac-rel...
By tracking our phones and user information, geofencing data can track our movements in chilling detail. Our amicus brief to #SCOTUS explains why geofence warrants are subject to the Fourth Amendment’s protections: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/c...
The Constitution's Citizenship Clause is an unambiguous guarantee of birthright citizenship. Read more about our #SCOTUS brief on The Originalism Blog: originalismblog.com/originalist-...
Groundbreaking new scholarship from @davidhgans.bsky.social on Black conventions during Reconstruction was featured in The Originalism Blog. Read more about these forgotten Framers:
originalismblog.com/david-gans-b...
Kristi Noem is not above the law. DHS must be held accountable for violating people's constitutional and statutory rights. triplepundit.com/2026/us-cons...
Read our #SCOTUS brief on behalf of an ideologically diverse group of scholars, including @amandafrost.bsky.social and @ilyasomin.bsky.social: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/t...
The 14th Amendment was a guarantee that birthright citizenship attaches equally to all babies, whether their parents were Black or white, slave or free, citizen or non-citizen. Read more about our brief in @scotusblog.com: www.scotusblog.com/2026/03/birt...
Read our #SCOTUS brief on behalf of an ideologically diverse group of scholars, including @ilyasomin.bsky.social and @amandafrost.bsky.social: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/t...
"[A]ccepting the government's position [in the birthright citizenship case] would undermine the central purpose of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment."
- @ilyasomin.bsky.social
Read more in @reason.com: reason.com/volokh/2026/...
Constitutional Accountability Center and William & Mary Law School's Digital Democracy Lab invite you to AI & Constitutional Democracy at 250. Monday, March 2, 3 PM ET, virtual event. Featuring: Catherine Powell, CAC Scholar-in-Residence and Professor at Fordham Law School; Margaret Hu, Digital Democracy Lab Direct and Professor at W&M Law School. Moderator: Praveen Fernandes, CAC Vice President.
TODAY: From facial recognition to fertility trackers, digital surveillance can create and replicate inequality. Join CAC VP Praveen Fernandes, @catherinepowellesq.bsky.social, and Professor Margaret Hu for a virtual conversation on AI and civil rights: www.theusconstitution.org/events/ai-an...
Constitutional Accountability Center and William & Mary Law School's Digital Democracy Lab invite you to AI & Constitutional Democracy at 250. Monday, March 2, 3 PM ET, virtual event. Featuring: Catherine Powell, CAC Scholar-in-Residence and Professor at Fordham Law School; Margaret Hu, Digital Democracy Lab Direct and Professor at W&M Law School. Moderator: Praveen Fernandes, CAC Vice President.
From facial recognition to fertility trackers, digital surveillance can create and replicate inequality. Join CAC VP Praveen Fernandes, Professor @catherinepowellesq.bsky.social, and Professor Margaret Hu for a virtual conversation on AI and civil rights: www.theusconstitution.org/events/ai-an...
Donald Trump's attempts to turn the clock back to before the Civil War should fail. Read more from @elizabethwydra.bsky.social & @ninagrace.bsky.social: www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Read our #SCOTUS brief on behalf of an ideologically diverse group of scholars, including @amandafrost.bsky.social and @ilyasomin.bsky.social: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/t...
The Trump administration’s executive order claiming to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. The text and history of the Fourteenth Amendment make that clear.
CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social 's groundbreaking new research on the forgotten story of the Black Conventions of the Reconstruction era is out now. Read more on Election Law Blog: www.theusconstitution.org/news/forgott...
#SCOTUS has the chance to clarify the proper legal analysis for what constitutes an Eighth Amendment fine. Read more from @mbeckercohen.bsky.social in @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social's @courthousenews.bsky.social piece: courthousenews.com/supreme-cour...
Constitutional Accountability Center and William & Mary Law School's Digital Democracy Lab invite you to AI & Constitutional Democracy at 250. Monday, March 2, 3 PM ET, virtual event. Featuring: Catherine Powell, CAC Scholar-in-Residence and Professor at Fordham Law School; Margaret Hu, Digital Democracy Lab Direct and Professor at W&M Law School. Moderator: Praveen Fernandes, CAC Vice President.
From facial recognition to fertility trackers, digital surveillance can create and replicate inequality. Join CAC VP Praveen Fernandes, Professor @catherinepowellesq.bsky.social, and Professor Margaret Hu for a virtual conversation on AI and civil rights: www.theusconstitution.org/events/ai-an...
#SCOTUS can set the record straight on the proper legal analysis for what constitutes a fine within the meaning of the Eighth Amendment. Read @mbeckercohen.bsky.social's full reaction to this morning's oral argument: www.theusconstitution.org/news/cac-rel...
Today's disappointing #SCOTUS decision undermines the critically important constitutional right to counsel. However, lower courts should keep in mind the limits of today’s decision. Read more from @briannegorod.bsky.social: www.theusconstitution.org/news/in-disa...
The government seized the Pung family’s home and sold it for a fraction of its value, all over a small unpaid tax bill. Before oral argument today, read our brief to #SCOTUS explaining why the Excessive Fines Clause applies to this government overreach: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/p...
ICE’s national campaign of terror has had tragic consequences. Congress should rein in this lawless behavior by exercising its control through the appropriations process. Our system of checks and balances only works if each branch does its job. #SOTU2026 www.theusconstitution.org/news/cac-rel...
Learn more about how asylum is a matter of life or death for people fleeing persecution: www.asylumsaveslives.org #SOTU2026
President Trump's attempt to prevent people from applying for asylum at ports of entry is unlawful. Read our #SCOTUS amicus brief defending the right to asylum for refugees: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/n...
