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

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/...

Banneker City Little League brings the joy of baseball to tons of kids in the heart of Washington, D.C. Check out this popup popcorn store & help support a long overdue renovation of its flagship field near Howard University! popup.doublegood.com/s/m6zj13a8

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Powerful words from J. Sotomayor dissenting today in #Skrmetti: "By retreating from meaningful judicial review exactly where it matters most, the Court abandons transgender children and their families to political whims. In sadness, I dissent." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

So sad to learn about Justice Souter's passing. I still remember fondly my interactions with him while I was clerking for Justice Breyer - it was so clear what a profoundly kind person he was, in addition to a great jurist.

From the merits docket to the shadow docket, there's so much going on at #SCOTUS right now, so I'm really looking forward to today's conversation. Join us at 1 p.m. ET!

Powerful words from Fourth Circuit today in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case: "[The government's claim] should be shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear." www.courtlistener.com/docket/69902...

SAVE THE DATE: CAC's Home Stretch at the Supreme Court event is coming up on May 1! Join our all-star panel of constitutional law experts as they break down an eventful term at #SCOTUS. www.theusconstitution.org/events/12th-...

"If the court were to invent new restrictions on Congress’ ability to delegate authority to agencies, it could seriously undermine Congress’ ability to legislate effectively." Read more from @briannegorod.bsky.social in Roll Call: rollcall.com/2025/03/25/s...

On Monday the conservative #SCOTUS majority's "disdain for the Voting Rights Act" was on full display. Read more from CAC's @ajessurun.bsky.social in @slate.com: slate.com/news-and-pol...

Wrote up some thoughts on the #SCOTUS oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais yesterday in @slate.com:

"The Supreme Court should not take from states the broad leeway they currently have to draw maps that remedy Voting Rights Act violations." Read @davidhgans.bsky.social's reaction to this morning's oral argument at #SCOTUS: www.theusconstitution.org/news/release...

We're busier than we've ever been -- apply to join the @myconstitution.bsky.social team!

Read our brief drawing a historical throughline from racial segregation in the military to the present day attacks on trans servicemembers: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/t...

WIN: Plaintiffs are entitled to a preliminary injunction blocking Trump's unlawful ban on transgender people in the military. As Judge Reyes wrote, citing our brief, the ban echoed a long and shameful history of discrimination in the military. www.courtlistener.com/docket/69583...

"The North Dakota Supreme Court should join the many other states that have concluded that their state constitutions protect a right to abortion." Read more from CAC's Nargis Aslami in the Grand Forks Herald: www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/lett...

BREAKING: Important DDC decision recognizing that Trump's attempt to fire MSPB Member Cathy Harris was unlawful, & Harris remains a member of the Board.

"It is profoundly disappointing that the Court today effectively decided to override Congress’s judgment about when plaintiffs should be eligible for attorney’s fees." Read @briannegorod.bsky.social's reaction to the #SCOTUS decision in Lackey v. Stinnie: www.theusconstitution.org/news/release...

Ahead of oral argument today, read our amicus brief explaining why Trump's ban on transgender people in the military is unconstitutional: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/t...

Donald Trump blatantly violated the law by attempting to remove Gwynne Wilcox from the NLRB. Read our brief in support of Wilcox: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/w...

As a DC parent, I am acutely aware of how limited field space in the city is. It's terrific to see @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social working to address this problem and make sure our city's kids can have fun while staying active.

This is such a terrific idea! Thank you, @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social!

"In purporting to fire an NLRB Member without good cause, President Trump has shown, yet again, his utter contempt for the rule of law and Supreme Court precedent." Read the full statement from @briannegorod.bsky.social and Brian Frazelle: www.theusconstitution.org/news/release...

"It appears the Court is likely headed toward a narrow but important victory for police accountability in this case." Read more from Brian Frazelle and Nargis Aslami: www.theusconstitution.org/news/release...

Kash Patel's record, combined with the FBI's broad powers, threatens to be a toxic mix. Read more from CAC Vice President Praveen Fernandes in @newsweek.com: www.newsweek.com/civil-rights...

The rapid #SCOTUS decision in the TikTok case is yet another example of how quickly the Court can move when it wants to, further highlighting the Court’s inexcusable delay in considering & deciding the presidential immunity case.

CAC's @ajessurun.bsky.social, @davidhgans.bsky.social, and @briannegorod.bsky.social’s recent scholarship on the so-called "independent state legislature theory" was a top download on SSRN: electionlawblog.org?p=147818

#SCOTUS is hearing oral argument tomorrow in an important challenge to Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming medical care for trans adolescents. Read our brief: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/u...

Read our brief explaining why the Court should reject the “moment-of-threat” doctrine, which prevents courts from considering the context of police violence. www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/b...

A police officer pulled his gun and jumped onto Ashtian Barnes’s rental car during a traffic stop over unpaid tolls, then shot and killed him. #SCOTUS is now considering how to assess the reasonableness of the officer’s actions.

CAC is proud to be part of this coalition fighting to hold the Trump-Vance administration accountable to the Constitution and federal law. www.democracy2025.org

"Trump has made clear that going forward he is going to be even less concerned with abiding by the Constitution and federal law than he was the last time he was in the White House." Read more from @briannegorod.bsky.social in @nbcnews.com.web.brid.gy: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

"It is deeply distressing to learn that Congressman Matt Gaetz has been tapped to be the nation’s next Attorney General." Read CAC Vice President Praveen Fernandes's full reaction: www.theusconstitution.org/news/release...

Join @myconstitution.bsky.social’s Praveen Fernandes, @ahoagfordjour.bsky.social, and @wuc3.bsky.social on December 4 for our virtual conversation, “Back to the Future: Embracing the Progressive Aims of the Constitution." www.theusconstitution.org/events/back-...

CAC is hiring legal interns for Summer 2025! If you're a law student who's passionate about the progressive promise of our Constitution, apply to join our team: t.co/V4T3ELt3VX

The FTC banned most noncompete contracts, which can tie the hands of workers. But the rule’s challengers are arguing that it’s unlawful because of the major questions doctrine. Read our brief explaining why they’re wrong: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/p...

“The courts, including the Supreme Court, are on notice that their role as a vital check in our constitutional system will be tested." Read more from @briannegorod.bsky.social in @nbcnews.com.web.brid.gy: t.co/QwvQp3sJ2R

As the conservative #SCOTUS "issues decisions at the heart of ... political debates, they will argue that the Constitution made them do it. And more often than not, the text & history of the Constitution will show otherwise." - @briannegorod.bsky.social democracyjournal.org/magazine/70/...

Read the whole @courthousenews.bsky.social article HERE: www.courthousenews.com/the-supreme-... 4/4

More from @briannegorod.bsky.social on Chevron case: "For the court to come in now and say that courts don't defer to reasonable agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes would really affect a radical change in the way our system of government operates." 3/x

"Congress often delegates authority to expert agencies to determine how best to implement the laws that it passes, and the results of an adverse decision in this case could be to displace those expert judgments ..." - @briannegorod.bsky.social on Chevron case at #SCOTUS 2/x

"This is a case that could have huge consequences, not only b/c of the incredibly important work that the CFPB does, but also because of its potential implications for other agencies that are funded outside of the annual appropriations process."[email protected] on CFPB case at #SCOTUS 1/x

I realized I screwed up and missed my Friday Follows last week. Sorry. But here are some legal coverage accounts! #FF @itsmattslaw.bsky.social @joshablock.bsky.social @alisonfrankel.bsky.social @cristianfarias.bsky.social @wallace.bsky.social @briannegorod.bsky.social @jeffhauser.bsky.social