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'Unlawful and Un-American': Trump Claims He Can Send 'Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines' Into US Cities | Common Dreams President Donald Trump's alarming threats to deploy the military in US cities sparks criticism. Experts warn against using military for domestic law enforcement.

Trump's threats to deploy the military on our streets are "unlawful and un-American." Read more from CAC's Praveen Fernandes and the other co-chairs of the Not Above the Law coalition in @commondreams.org: www.commondreams.org/news/trump-m...

CAC is excited to welcome our new Paralegal and Research Associate, Janalie Cobb! www.theusconstitution.org/staff/janali...

YouTube video by News4JAX The Local Station Politics & Power: Will Trump follow the Constitution or cause commotion by running for 3rd term?

No, Trump cannot serve a third term. The Constitution is clear. Watch more from CAC's Praveen Fernandes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy-X...

Behind every deportation is a name, a face, a family. This weekend, we remember them all. Join the Disappeared In America Weekend of Action and take a stand for those who’ve been detained, deported, and disappeared: www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...

Accepting applications: Sponsored Legal Fellowship 2026-2027. Apply to join the CAC team today!

CAC is looking to host an externally sponsored fellow on our litigation team in the Fall of 2026. Apply now: www.theusconstitution.org/sponsored-le...

Attending #NAPABA2025? Join us for “Originalism’s Impacts" (Sat 11/8, 9:15am) w folks from from the state judiciary, @legaldefensefund.bsky.social, @myconstitution.bsky.social & @publicrightspro.bsky.social - we'll explore how originalism is reshaping the law & equal justice for #AANHPI communities!

Accepting applications: Summer 2026 Legal Internship. Apply to join the CAC team today!

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...

Learning Resources v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections | Constitutional Accountability Center

Read our amicus brief to #SCOTUS in the Trump’s tariffs case: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/l...

CAC filed an amicus brief at #SCOTUS explaining why Trump's tariffs are unlawful. internationaltradetoday.com/news/2025/10...

We went all the way back to the War of 1812 to explain how Trump is misrepresenting #SCOTUS precedent. Read our amicus brief to #SCOTUS: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/i...

Trump’s Crackdown on Portland Is Bad Enough. One Judge Has a Plan to Make It Worse. As bad as Monday’s decision was, it could have been far worse.

Trump's argument that courts can't review his unlawful use of the National Guard is all wrong, as we explained in our amicus brief. Read more from @mjsdc.bsky.social: slate.com/news-and-pol...

Learning Resources v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections | Constitutional Accountability Center

The law doesn’t give Trump the authority to single-handedly set global tariffs. Read our amicus brief at #SCOTUS: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/1...

Another Summer Building the Next Generation of Constitutional Progressives | Constitutional Accountability Center Grace Parker CAC provided exactly what I was looking for in a 1L summer internship: substantive legal research on meaningful issues, significant writing experience, and great relationships. Working at...

Check out these reflections from last summer's legal interns on the CAC blog: www.theusconstitution.org/blog/another...

Accepting applications: Summer 2026 Legal Internship. Apply to join the CAC team today!

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...

Accepting applications: Sponsored Legal Fellowship 2026-2027. Apply to join the CAC team today!

CAC is looking to host an externally sponsored fellow on our litigation team in the Fall of 2026. Apply now: www.theusconstitution.org/sponsored-le...

Majority of Americans Agree Trump Is Weaponizing DOJ to Target Political Enemies | Common Dreams As John Bolton, James Comey, and Letitia James fight the various charges against them, polling shows a majority of American adults think President Donald Trump is using US law enforcement "to go aft...

"The American people see exactly what’s happening: Trump has corrupted the Department of Justice, turning it into his personal revenge machine." Read more from CAC's Praveen Fernandes and the other co-chairs of the Not Above the Law coalition: www.commondreams.org/news/departm...

The law doesn’t give Trump the authority to single-handedly set global tariffs. Read our amicus brief at #SCOTUS: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/1...

Accepting applications: Sponsored Legal Fellowship 2026-2027. Apply to join the CAC team today!

CAC is looking to host an externally sponsored fellow on our litigation team in the Fall of 2026. Apply now: www.theusconstitution.org/sponsored-le...

Accepting applications: Summer 2026 Legal Internship. Apply to join the CAC team today!

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...

If the Trump administration wants to end lawlessness in the District of Columbia, it should start with its own actions. Before oral argument today, read our amicus brief explaining why deploying armed soldiers to police DC was unlawful: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/d...

If the Trump administration wants to end lawlessness in the District of Columbia, it should start with its own actions. Before oral argument tomorrow, read our amicus brief explaining why deploying armed soldiers to police DC was unlawful: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/d...

The Sustainability Institute v. Trump | Constitutional Accountability Center

Trump can’t defund vital programs based on his dislike of Congress’s choices. Before oral argument in the 4th Circuit today, read our brief explaining why plaintiffs can bring their constitutional challenge to the administration’s actions in court: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/t...

Accepting applications: Summer 2026 Legal Internship. Apply to join the CAC team today!

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...

Accepting applications: Sponsored Legal Fellowship 2026-2027. Apply to join the CAC team today!

CAC is looking to host an externally sponsored fellow on our litigation team in the Fall of 2026. Apply now: www.theusconstitution.org/sponsored-le...

We went all the way back to the War of 1812 to explain how Trump is misrepresenting #SCOTUS precedent. Read our amicus brief to #SCOTUS: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/i...

Trump’s Crackdown on Portland Is Bad Enough. One Judge Has a Plan to Make It Worse. As bad as Monday’s decision was, it could have been far worse.

Trump's argument that courts can't review his unlawful use of the National Guard is all wrong, as we explained in our amicus brief. Read more from @mjsdc.bsky.social: slate.com/news-and-pol...

Read our latest filing at #SCOTUS explaining why President Trump’s argument that the courts can't review his unlawful use of the National Guard in the Chicago area is wrong: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...

Newsom v. Trump | Constitutional Accountability Center

They’re right, as we’ve been explaining in amicus briefs in both the LA and Chicago National Guard cases. www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/n...

A 200-Year-Old Precedent Holds the Key to Trump’s Troop Deployment

"[L]egal scholars and several lower-court judges said the Trump administration was taking the words out of context," writes @adamliptak.bsky.social of the #SCOTUS case the Trump administration is relying on in the National Guard litigation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

The Sustainability Institute v. Trump | Constitutional Accountability Center

Trump can’t defund vital programs based on his dislike of Congress’s choices. Before oral argument in the 4th Circuit tomorrow, read our brief explaining why plaintiffs can bring their constitutional challenge to the administration’s actions in court: www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/t...