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· May 6
12th Annual Home Stretch at the Supreme Court
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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
"The news of journalist Don Lemon’s arrest should concern all Americans, irrespective of political party, who value their freedoms." -- @myconstitution.bsky.social VP Praveen Fernandes
CAC Release: Lemon Arrest the Trump Administration’s Latest Assault on the First Amendment | Constitutional Accountability Center
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the arrest of journalist Don Lemon, Constitutional Accountability Center Vice President Praveen Fernandes issued the following response: The news of journalist Don Lemo...
www.theusconstitution.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM
"The news of journalist Don Lemon’s arrest should concern all Americans, irrespective of political party, who value their freedoms." -- @myconstitution.bsky.social VP Praveen Fernandes
"If law enforcement officers, whether they’re ICE or state officers, retaliate because individuals are recording them, that is a violation of the First Amendment." Read more from
@davidhgans.bsky.social's conversation with @triplepundit.bsky.social's Mary Mazzoni:
@davidhgans.bsky.social's conversation with @triplepundit.bsky.social's Mary Mazzoni:
TriplePundit • We, the People: Defending the U.S. Constitution As Immigration Raids Threaten Basic Rights
We, the People: Defending the U.S. Constitution As Immigration Raids Threaten Basic Rights
triplepundit.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"If law enforcement officers, whether they’re ICE or state officers, retaliate because individuals are recording them, that is a violation of the First Amendment." Read more from
@davidhgans.bsky.social's conversation with @triplepundit.bsky.social's Mary Mazzoni:
@davidhgans.bsky.social's conversation with @triplepundit.bsky.social's Mary Mazzoni:
The Trump administration is trying to end the settlement requiring minors in immigration detention to be kept in safe and sanitary conditions. Read our amicus brief on behalf of Members of Congress defending these crucial protections for children:
Flores v. Bondi | Constitutional Accountability Center
www.theusconstitution.org
January 28, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The Trump administration is trying to end the settlement requiring minors in immigration detention to be kept in safe and sanitary conditions. Read our amicus brief on behalf of Members of Congress defending these crucial protections for children:
"[W]hen the police seize you or your property and do so violently, that’s a Fourth Amendment problem where it’s excessive and disproportionate to law enforcement need."
@davidhgans.bsky.social spoke w/ @pemalevy.bsky.social y of @motherjones.com about the tragic events in Minnesota
@davidhgans.bsky.social spoke w/ @pemalevy.bsky.social y of @motherjones.com about the tragic events in Minnesota
Five constitutional amendments Trump is ignoring in Minnesota
Let us count the ways your rights have been violated.
www.motherjones.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"[W]hen the police seize you or your property and do so violently, that’s a Fourth Amendment problem where it’s excessive and disproportionate to law enforcement need."
@davidhgans.bsky.social spoke w/ @pemalevy.bsky.social y of @motherjones.com about the tragic events in Minnesota
@davidhgans.bsky.social spoke w/ @pemalevy.bsky.social y of @motherjones.com about the tragic events in Minnesota
Laws may not limit mail-in voting to just men or just white people, and they may not limit no-excuse mail-in voting to just voters 65 and older either. Before oral argument today, read our brief in the Fourth Circuit: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/g...
Grant v. Knapp | Constitutional Accountability Center
www.theusconstitution.org
January 28, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Laws may not limit mail-in voting to just men or just white people, and they may not limit no-excuse mail-in voting to just voters 65 and older either. Before oral argument today, read our brief in the Fourth Circuit: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/g...
Qui tam suits have a long history under our constitutional structure. They date back to the Founding and continued to proliferate throughout the nineteenth century. Read our amicus brief on behalf of legal scholars Jared Lucky, James Pfander, and @dzambrano.bsky.social:
Taylor v. Healthcare Associates of Texas | Constitutional Accountability Center
www.theusconstitution.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Qui tam suits have a long history under our constitutional structure. They date back to the Founding and continued to proliferate throughout the nineteenth century. Read our amicus brief on behalf of legal scholars Jared Lucky, James Pfander, and @dzambrano.bsky.social:
Laws may not limit mail-in voting to just men or just white people, and they may not limit no-excuse mail-in voting to just voters 65 and older either. Before oral argument tomorrow, read our brief in the Fourth Circuit: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/g...
Grant v. Knapp | Constitutional Accountability Center
www.theusconstitution.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Laws may not limit mail-in voting to just men or just white people, and they may not limit no-excuse mail-in voting to just voters 65 and older either. Before oral argument tomorrow, read our brief in the Fourth Circuit: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/g...
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. www.theusconstitution.org/news/cac-rel...
CAC Release: Congress Should Not Leave ICE Unchecked | Constitutional Accountability Center
In response to recent events in Minneapolis, CAC Vice President Praveen Fernandes issued the following reaction: Within the past 3 weeks, our nation has witnessed in Minneapolis the brutal and sensele...
www.theusconstitution.org
January 26, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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. www.theusconstitution.org/news/cac-rel...
Case v. Montana creates a new situation in which police can forcibly enter private homes without warrants, but the impact of the decision remains to be seen. Read more in Smart Cities Dive: www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/supreme...
Supreme Court broadens police authority for warrantless home entry
The Case v. Montana decision replaces the Fourth Amendment’s “probable cause” requirement with “objective reasonableness” when officers believe someone is in danger.
www.smartcitiesdive.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Case v. Montana creates a new situation in which police can forcibly enter private homes without warrants, but the impact of the decision remains to be seen. Read more in Smart Cities Dive: www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/supreme...
It falls to all of us to step up and defend the Constitution. Watch more from CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social with @granthermes.bsky.social: mimsnewspod.substack.com/p/whats-happ...
What's Happening To Civil Rights Under ICE? w/ David Gans
Grant talks to David Gans about what we’re seeing happen to civil rights and Constitutional rights as ICE continues to occupy Minneapolis.
mimsnewspod.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:47 PM
It falls to all of us to step up and defend the Constitution. Watch more from CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social with @granthermes.bsky.social: mimsnewspod.substack.com/p/whats-happ...
The most thrilling promises of our Constitution have never born fruit, but leaders like Martin Luther King. Jr. encourage us to keep fighting to shape our Constitution's future. Read more from @elizabethwydra.bsky.social in @washingtonmonthly.com: washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/19/o...
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, A Moment to Reflect on the Constitution
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, A moment to reflect on the Constitution that still offers hope for the future.
washingtonmonthly.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
The most thrilling promises of our Constitution have never born fruit, but leaders like Martin Luther King. Jr. encourage us to keep fighting to shape our Constitution's future. Read more from @elizabethwydra.bsky.social in @washingtonmonthly.com: washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/19/o...
We have to tell the history of white supremacist violence that produced the Fourteenth Amendment. Then and now, our Constitution is meant to protect us from state violence. Watch more from CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social with @granthermes.bsky.social: mimsnewspod.substack.com/p/whats-happ...
What's Happening To Civil Rights Under ICE? w/ David Gans
Grant talks to David Gans about what we’re seeing happen to civil rights and Constitutional rights as ICE continues to occupy Minneapolis.
mimsnewspod.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:31 PM
We have to tell the history of white supremacist violence that produced the Fourteenth Amendment. Then and now, our Constitution is meant to protect us from state violence. Watch more from CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social with @granthermes.bsky.social: mimsnewspod.substack.com/p/whats-happ...
“Last-mile” drivers take packages on the final stage of their trips across the country, but big corporations argue that these drivers aren’t involved in "interstate commerce," so they can force them into arbitration. Our brief explains why they’re wrong: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/f...
Flowers Foods v. Brock | Constitutional Accountability Center
www.theusconstitution.org
January 23, 2026 at 3:06 PM
“Last-mile” drivers take packages on the final stage of their trips across the country, but big corporations argue that these drivers aren’t involved in "interstate commerce," so they can force them into arbitration. Our brief explains why they’re wrong: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/f...
The Rooker-Feldman doctrine shouldn’t be used as a bar to justice for plaintiffs like T.M. seeking protection from unconstitutional orders of lower state courts. Read our #SCOTUS brief: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/t...
T.M. v. University of Maryland Medical System | Constitutional Accountability Center
www.theusconstitution.org
January 22, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The Rooker-Feldman doctrine shouldn’t be used as a bar to justice for plaintiffs like T.M. seeking protection from unconstitutional orders of lower state courts. Read our #SCOTUS brief: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/t...
The Roberts Court has made it far too difficult to hold federal officers like ICE agents accountable for violating constitutional rights. Watch more from CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social with @granthermes.bsky.social: mimsnewspod.substack.com/p/whats-happ...
What's Happening To Civil Rights Under ICE? w/ David Gans
Grant talks to David Gans about what we’re seeing happen to civil rights and Constitutional rights as ICE continues to occupy Minneapolis.
mimsnewspod.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:31 PM
The Roberts Court has made it far too difficult to hold federal officers like ICE agents accountable for violating constitutional rights. Watch more from CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social with @granthermes.bsky.social: mimsnewspod.substack.com/p/whats-happ...
Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy inspires us to dream big about what America could look like if we actually realized the sweeping promises of the Constitution. Read more from @elizabethwydra.bsky.social in @washingtonmonthly.com: washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/19/o...
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, A Moment to Reflect on the Constitution
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, A moment to reflect on the Constitution that still offers hope for the future.
washingtonmonthly.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy inspires us to dream big about what America could look like if we actually realized the sweeping promises of the Constitution. Read more from @elizabethwydra.bsky.social in @washingtonmonthly.com: washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/19/o...
Before oral argument today, read our amicus brief explaining why the Trump Administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to restrain and remove Venezuelans is unlawful: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/w...
W.M.M. v. Trump | Constitutional Accountability Center
www.theusconstitution.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Before oral argument today, read our amicus brief explaining why the Trump Administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to restrain and remove Venezuelans is unlawful: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/w...
Before oral argument tomorrow, read our amicus brief explaining why the Trump Administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to restrain and remove Venezuelans is unlawful: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/w...
W.M.M. v. Trump | Constitutional Accountability Center
www.theusconstitution.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Before oral argument tomorrow, read our amicus brief explaining why the Trump Administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to restrain and remove Venezuelans is unlawful: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/w...
On the 16th anniversary of the Citizens United decision, read our report on the history of corporations and the Constitution. The Constitution protects “We the People,” not corporations. www.theusconstitution.org/think_tank/a...
A Capitalist Joker: The Strange Origins, Disturbing Past and Uncertain Future of Corporate Personhood in American Law | Constitutional Accountability Center
www.theusconstitution.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:33 PM
On the 16th anniversary of the Citizens United decision, read our report on the history of corporations and the Constitution. The Constitution protects “We the People,” not corporations. www.theusconstitution.org/think_tank/a...
The idea of "papers, please," goes back to patrols for enslaved people and post-Civil War white supremacist attacks on people of color. CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social talks about how, then and now, our Constitution is meant to protect everyone's freedoms: mimsnewspod.substack.com/p/whats-happ...
What's Happening To Civil Rights Under ICE? w/ David Gans
Grant talks to David Gans about what we’re seeing happen to civil rights and Constitutional rights as ICE continues to occupy Minneapolis.
mimsnewspod.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:31 PM
The idea of "papers, please," goes back to patrols for enslaved people and post-Civil War white supremacist attacks on people of color. CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social talks about how, then and now, our Constitution is meant to protect everyone's freedoms: mimsnewspod.substack.com/p/whats-happ...
The Constitution and Declaration of Independence contain words and principles that each generation must breathe life into. Read more from @elizabethwydra.bsky.social in @washingtonmonthly.com: washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/19/o...
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, A Moment to Reflect on the Constitution
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, A moment to reflect on the Constitution that still offers hope for the future.
washingtonmonthly.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:29 PM
The Constitution and Declaration of Independence contain words and principles that each generation must breathe life into. Read more from @elizabethwydra.bsky.social in @washingtonmonthly.com: washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/19/o...
Today, #SCOTUS unanimously held that restitution under the MVRA is a criminal penalty, and the Constitution’s Ex Post Facto Clause should prevent it from being applied retroactively. Read more from @eeksmita.bsky.social: www.theusconstitution.org/news/cac-rel...
CAC Release: Justices Unanimously Conclude that Restitution Under the MVRA Is a Criminal Penalty | Constitutional Accountability Center
WASHINGTON, DC – Following today’s decision at the Supreme Court in Ellingburg v. United States, a case in which the Court considered whether the Ex Post Facto Clause applies to restitution ordered un...
www.theusconstitution.org
January 20, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Today, #SCOTUS unanimously held that restitution under the MVRA is a criminal penalty, and the Constitution’s Ex Post Facto Clause should prevent it from being applied retroactively. Read more from @eeksmita.bsky.social: www.theusconstitution.org/news/cac-rel...
CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social joined @granthermes.bsky.social to discuss ICE's "rampant disregard for constitutional safeguards." Watch now: mimsnewspod.substack.com/p/whats-happ...
What's Happening To Civil Rights Under ICE? w/ David Gans
Grant talks to David Gans about what we’re seeing happen to civil rights and Constitutional rights as ICE continues to occupy Minneapolis.
mimsnewspod.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:36 PM
CAC's @davidhgans.bsky.social joined @granthermes.bsky.social to discuss ICE's "rampant disregard for constitutional safeguards." Watch now: mimsnewspod.substack.com/p/whats-happ...
250 years after the Declaration of Independence, Martin Luther King Jr. Day should be a moment to reflect on our role in bending the arc of history toward justice. Read more from @elizabethwydra.bsky.social in @washingtonmonthly.com: washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/19/o...
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, A Moment to Reflect on the Constitution
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, A moment to reflect on the Constitution that still offers hope for the future.
washingtonmonthly.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:27 PM
250 years after the Declaration of Independence, Martin Luther King Jr. Day should be a moment to reflect on our role in bending the arc of history toward justice. Read more from @elizabethwydra.bsky.social in @washingtonmonthly.com: washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/19/o...
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