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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 5d

CAC is hiring legal interns for Summer 2026! If you're a law student who's passionate about the progressive promise of our Constitution, apply to join our team: www.theusconstitution.org/legal-intern...

Legal Internship Summer 2026 | Constitutional Accountability Center

CAC is accepting applications for the Summer 2026 10-week, sponsored legal internship.

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 5d

CAC is hiring! Join our work to realize the progressive promise of the Constitution as a Paralegal & Research Associate: www.theusconstitution.org/paralegal-an...

Paralegal and Research Associate | Constitutional Accountability Center

CAC is hiring for a Paralegal and Research Associate.

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · 14d

"In a few weeks’ time—when we turn to our regular docket—we will decide cases of far less import with far more process and reflection." - Kagan, J., dissenting from the latest #SCOTUS shadow docket decision www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · 15d

President Trump's repeated attempts to usurp Congress's power of the purse are plainly unconsitutional, as constitutional text and history make clear. Read @myconstitution.bsky.social's amicus brief to learn more about this history & why Trump's actions violate the separation of powers. 2/2

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · 15d

"In 'defining the ... powers' of the new nation, the American Founders firmly rejected the historic 'Prerogatives of the British Monarch.' ... [T]here was no question that Congress would be granted the powers to tax, spend, and appropriate funds." 1/2

CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 15d

Our Constitution gives Congress, not the President, the power of the purse. Yet President Trump is unlawfully trying to defund institutions that provide young people with the gender-affirming care they need. Read our amicus brief: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/p...

PFLAG v. Trump | Constitutional Accountability Center

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · 16d

A characteristically very thoughtful post about one of the many reasons why recent #SCOTUS shadow docket rulings are so deeply troubling -- well worth a read!

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 16d

Today's bonus "One First" looks at how #SCOTUS's removal rulings have reconfigured the relationship b/w stare decisis and emergency relief.

"There may be persuasive justifications for such a bizarre reconfiguration of equitable relief. But, once again, the justices aren’t deigning to provide them."

Bonus 179: The Stare Decisis-Free Docket

The Court's recent treatment of Humphrey's Executor may only encourage lower-court judges to do exactly what Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh purported to rail against in August: not follow precedents.

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · 19d

I'd really been enjoying the new season of @onlymurdershulu.bsky.social, but I like free speech a lot more. @jimmykimmel.com

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 24d

Today is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day! This year, both the Constitution and core concepts of citizenship are under attack, and they deserve our attention and protection more than ever. Read more from CAC’s Praveen Fernandes in @acslaw.bsky.social: www.acslaw.org/expertforum/...

We Celebrate the Constitution and Citizenship at a Time When Both Are Under Attack | ACS

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · Sep 7

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · Aug 14

In a win for voting rights, the Fifth Circuit just upheld the constitutionality of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and held that Louisiana’s legislative maps diluted the voting strength of Black voters. Read our amicus brief: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/n...

Nairne v. Landry | Constitutional Accountability Center

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · Jul 8

The amicus brief we filed in the case does a deep dive into the history Justice Jackson discusses in her dissent. Read it here: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/a...

American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump | Constitutional Accountability Center

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · Jul 8

It's deeply disappointing that #SCOTUS is staying an injunction blocking Trump's unlawful reorganization of the federal government. As Justice Jackson's dissent explained, "our system does not allow the President to rewrite laws on his own."
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · Jun 27

And it highlights the oddity of the posture in which the Court is first considering these cases on this incredibly important issue. 2/2

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · Jun 27

Interesting (& admirable) that J. Sotomayor foregrounds the merits in her opinion. It highlights the issue that both the government & the Court's conservative supermajority didn't want to address -- & no wonder, given how weak the government's merits arguments are. 1/2

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · Jun 27

J. Sotomayor notes that in issuing the birthright citizenship EO, Trump was "[u]ndeterred by the Constitution, history, Supreme Court precedent, federal law, and longstanding Executive Branch practice."

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · Jun 27

J. Sotomayor on the history of the Constitution's birthright citizenship guarantee: "The lawmakers who ratified the Fourteenth Amendment understood that it would extend citizenship to all children born here, regardless of parental citizenship."

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · Jun 27

More from J. Sotomayor: "Few constitutional questions can be answered by resort to the text of the Constitution alone, but this is one. The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship. ... Unsurprisingly ... every other source of interpretation confirms this conclusion."

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · Jun 27

J. Sotomayor calls out #SCOTUS conservative supermajority's attempt to ignore the patent unconstitutionality of the Trump birthright citizenship executive order: "As every conceivable source of law confirms, birthright citizenship is the law of the land."

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · Jun 27

Powerful words from J. Sotomayor in birthright citizenship dissent: "No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates. ... Because I will not be complicit in so grave an attack on our system of law, I dissent." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · Jun 20

J. Jackson minces no words in the final sentences of her dissent: "Americans with disabilities have proven time and again that they can overcome long odds in fighting for their own equality. When that happens, my one wish would be for this Court to stay out of their way."

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · Jun 20

More from J. Jackson: "Worse still, by doing all this, the Court renders meaningless Title I’s protections for disabled workers’ retirement benefits just when those protections matter most."

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · Jun 20

Powerful words from J. Jackson today in dissent in a #SCOTUS disability rights case: "Too often, this Court closes its eyes to context, enactment history, and the legislature’s goals when assessing statutory meaning. I cannot abide that narrow-minded approach." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · Jun 19

CAC is looking for our next Kendall Fellow to start Fall of 2026 to support our work to advance the progressive promise of the Constitution. Learn more about this internally funded fellowship for recent law school graduates: www.theusconstitution.org/douglas-t-ke...

Accepting applications: Douglass T. Kendall Fellowship 2026-2027. Apply to join the CAC team today!

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · Jun 18

And more from J. Sotomayor's #Skrmetti dissent: The majority's decision "also authorizes, without second thought, untold harm to transgender children and the parents and families who love them." 2/2

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Brianne Gorod @briannegorod.bsky.social · Jun 18

Powerful conclusion to J. Sotomayor's dissent: The Court’s decision "does irrevocable damage to the Equal Protection Clause and invites legislatures to engage in discrimination by hiding blatant sex classifications in plain sight." 1/2

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