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Constitutional Accountability Center is a nonprofit law firm & think tank dedicated to the progressive promise of our Constitution’s text, history, & values.

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The Fifth Circuit's opinion upholding immigrant detention without due process was “a sadly predictable result" from that court, but as CAC's Brian Frazelle explained in @nytimes.com, this "won’t be the last word on this subject." Read more from @schwartzesque.bsky.social:

nytimes.comAppeals Court Backs Trump on Constitutionality of DetentionsThe ruling, from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sharply curtails the ability of judges to free undocumented immigrants.
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From the congressional "power of the purse" to state-level investigations, there are many ways to hold Trump accountable. Read more from CAC's Praveen Fernandes' conversation with @brandibuchman.bsky.social in @huffpost.com: www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...

huffpost.comTrump's DOJ Is Openly Hostile To Congressional Oversight. Here's How Dems Outsmart Them if They Win In November.Trump’s DOJ has been retooled with loyalists and personal lawyers, all ready to stand in the way of Democratic legal efforts against the president.
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There are plenty of tools in Congress's toolbox it can use to bring “a more intense focus upon oversight and accountability than we’ve had for a long, long time.” Read more from CAC's Praveen Fernandes' conversation with @brandibuchman.bsky.social in @huffpost.com: www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...

huffpost.comTrump's DOJ Is Openly Hostile To Congressional Oversight. Here's How Dems Outsmart Them if They Win In November.Trump’s DOJ has been retooled with loyalists and personal lawyers, all ready to stand in the way of Democratic legal efforts against the president.
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Donald Trump is focused on filling his own pockets instead of acting in the American people's best interests. We deserve answers about his corrupt White House-- and accountability. #TrumpsCrimesOnYourDime

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"[Justice Jackson] has brought to the court this idea that if we’re going to look to text and history, we have to look to the whole public and the views of marginalized communities." Read more from @davidhgans.bsky.social in @cnn.com: www.cnn.com/2026/10/19/p...

cnn.comA look at Ketanji Brown Jackson’s attention-grabbing tenure on the Supreme Court | CNN PoliticsJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson over the past two years has been nearly as visible on the book circuit as she has been at the Supreme Court, recounting her personal struggles and professional successes ...
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"A sitting member of Congress has constitutional protections like every American, and no president should be permitted to weaponize the DOJ & DHS to settle personal scores." - Not Above the Law Co-Chair & @myconstitution.bsky.social VP Praveen Fernandes: notabovethelawcoalition.org/icymi-trump-...

notabovethelawcoalition.orgICYMI: Trump Adds Rep. Ilhan Omar to His Growing List of Political Prosecution Targets — Not Above the Law CoalitionWASHINGTON, D.C. — New reporting from Reuters reveals that the Trump administration is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) with the goal of revoking her U.S. citizenship and deporting her. The...
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It's been a busy month at CAC! Check out our newsletter for the latest updates: www.theusconstitution.org/news/october...

theusconstitution.orgOctober 2026 Newsletter: In a New Supreme Court Term, CAC Defends the Environment, Workers’ Rights, and Civil Rights | Constitutional Accountability CenterThere’s a litigant that the Roberts Court likes even more than Donald Trump: big business. As a new Supreme Court term begins, CAC is fighting back against corporate interests at the Court. For more t...
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"Sending Homeland Security agents to search the home of a sitting member of Congress is a brazen abuse of power." Read more from the Not Above the Law Coalition: notabovethelawcoalition.org/not-above-th...

notabovethelawcoalition.orgNot Above the Law Coalition Condemns Trump’s Weaponization of Homeland Security Against Rep. Ilhan Omar — Not Above the Law CoalitionWASHINGTON, D.C. — This Monday morning, federal agents raided the home of U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) as part of a “criminal investigation.” The Justice Department confirmed that Homeland Se...
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Trump is profiting off the presidency at an unprecedented scale. He's making millions from his side deals while working families are suffering. #CostofTrumpsCorruption

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"The question is not whether we will build. It is whether we will reproduce the racial geography we inherited — or finally begin to dismantle it." Read more from CAC Scholar-in-Residence @deborahnarcher.bsky.social in @thehill.com: thehill.com/opinion/ener...

thehill.comRacist policy caused climate vulnerability. Restorative policy is the remedy.Climate adaptation must become a civil rights project.
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Segregation, disinvestment, aging infrastructure, and unequal political power shape who is most exposed when disaster strikes. That is why climate resilience is a civil rights issue. My new piece in The Hill: thehill.com/opinion/ener...

thehill.comRacist policy caused climate vulnerability. Restorative policy is the remedy.Climate adaptation must become a civil rights project.
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“Whatever the subject and whoever the parties, Justice Alito has proven himself over two decades on the court to be a reliable vote for the conservative interest in the case.” Read CAC's @briannegorod.bsky.social's comments in @bloomberglaw.com: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

news.bloomberglaw.comSupreme Court’s Alito Will Stay Even If Democrats Win Senate (1)Justice Samuel Alito said he plans to remain on the Supreme Court even if Democrats capture the Senate in next month’s midterms, dismissing speculation that he might quickly retire to ensure Donald Tr...
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This morning’s oral argument highlighted just how slippery an argument the fossil fuel industry is presenting to #SCOTUS to avoid paying for the harms its illegal conduct has caused. Read our full reaction: www.theusconstitution.org/news/cac-rel...

theusconstitution.orgCAC Release: To Escape Financial Liability for Global Warming Harms, Oil and Gas Companies Present Supreme Court with a Result in Search of a Rationale | Constitutional Accountability CenterWASHINGTON, DC – Following oral argument at the Supreme Court this morning in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, a case in which the Supreme Court is considering whether oil and ...
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“Just because there’s an absence of cases involving Trump administration policies, that doesn’t mean they are not coming." Read more from @briannegorod.bsky.social in Roll Call about the coming #SCOTUS term: rollcall.com/2026/10/02/g...

rollcall.comGuns, voting and immigration on deck for Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court begins its new term Monday facing cases on Americans’ civil rights, federalist struggles between states and the federal government, and the looming specter of more last-second litiga...
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Trump using taxpayer money to run campaign-style TV ads during election season should concern everyone. Congress cannot ignore its duty to investigate. #TrumpsCorruptCongress www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comTrump ad airing with government funding despite law against ‘propaganda’A TV ad boosting President Trump and saying that it was paid for by the U.S. government is airing in two major markets despite a federal law against using tax funds for "propaganda."
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Investigating possible corruption--like a Kremlin-linked oligarch's lavish wedding gift to Donald Trump Jr.--should not be a partisan issue. Congress should not ignore its oversight responsibility by looking the other way. #TrumpsCorruptCongress

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CAC's Praveen Fernandes joined @sonasunni.bsky.social to discuss Trump's use of executive orders to unlawfully attack birthright citizenship and vote-by-mail. Learn more: lnkd.in/p/ehHxgzRM

lnkd.in#executiveorder #civics #constitution #government #knowyourrights | Sona ButterfieldWhat exactly is an executive order? And is it actually a law? That question wasn’t on my list. It came up naturally during my conversation with Praveen Fernandes, Vice President of the Constitutional ...