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Elizabeth Wydra

@ElizabethWydra

Progressive constitutionalist, Supreme Court litigator, and legal expert for TV & print. President of @MyConstitution. CA native; Yale Law grad. she/her

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CAC is hiring! Apply to join our team and support our work to realize the progressive promise of the Constitution as a Paralegal & Research Associate:
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CAC is hiring! Apply to join our team and support our work to realize the progressive promise of the Constitution as a Paralegal & Research Associate: theusconstitution.org/paralegal-and-…
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CAC is looking for legal fellows to join our team in 2025-2026. Learn more about how you can join our work to realize the progressive promise of the Constitution: theusconstitution.org/sponsored-lega…

CAC is looking for legal fellows to join our team in 2025-2026. Learn more about how you can join our work to realize the progressive promise of the Constitution: theusconstitution.org/sponsored-lega…
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Definitely a must-watch panel discussion by this brilliant and entertaining group of experts! Watch the recording here:

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CAC Chief Counsel Brianne Gorod explained in Newsweek that the Supreme Court can and should quickly reject Trump’s unprecedented and unsupported immunity claims: newsweek.com/there-can-stil…

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'We can’t possibly have an executive branch that is cloaked in immunity and still expect them to act in the best interests of the people in a functioning democracy.'
CAC's Praveen Fernandes spoke to Adam Serwer 🍝 of The Atlantic about Trump's immunity claim: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

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CAC filed an amicus brief on behalf of Professor Gerhardt and other scholars of constitutional law explaining that Trump's immunity claim is at odds with the Constitution's text and history:
theusconstitution.org/litigation/tru…

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'It was surprising to hear, at least from some of the justices, the possibility that a president could somehow commit criminal misconduct for which they could never be held liable in court.' -Professor Michael Gerhardt in @abc abcnews.go.com/Politics/surpr…

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During oral argument, multiple Justices noted that, as our brief explains, Trump's immunity claim is at odds with the Constitution's text and history. Read more in Roll Call: rollcall.com/2024/04/29/sup…

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Looking forward to what promises to be a great conversation today about all of the big cases at this term! Join us for CAC's annual Home Stretch event.

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HAPPENING TODAY: Join us for CAC's annual Home Stretch event, featuring remarks from Elizabeth Wydra and an all-star panel of legal experts, moderated by @slate’s Mark Joseph Stern. Join the conversation as we unpack the biggest issues at this term: theusconstitution.org/events/11th-an…

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Join us TOMORROW for CAC's annual Home Stretch event, featuring remarks from Elizabeth Wydra and an all-star panel of legal experts, moderated by @slate’s Mark Joseph Stern. Join the conversation as we unpack the biggest issues at this term: theusconstitution.org/events/11th-an…

Join us TOMORROW for CAC's annual Home Stretch event, featuring remarks from @ElizabethWydra and an all-star panel of legal experts, moderated by @slate’s @mjs_DC. Join the conversation as we unpack the biggest issues at #SCOTUS this term: theusconstitution.org/events/11th-an…
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The rights of the poor and powerless to enjoy fundamental freedoms and meaningful equality lie at the very core of the Fourteenth Amendment's text and history. Read all about it here👇

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.Elizabeth Wydra explained on Washington Journal that 'the very beginning principle of this country is that no one is above the law and the president is not a king.'
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Join us NEXT WEEK for CAC's annual Home Stretch event, featuring remarks from Elizabeth Wydra and an all-star panel of experts, moderated by @slate’s Mark Joseph Stern. Join the conversation as we unpack the biggest issues at this term:

theusconstitution.org/events/11th-an…

Join us NEXT WEEK for CAC's annual Home Stretch event, featuring remarks from @ElizabethWydra and an all-star panel of experts, moderated by @slate’s @mjs_DC. Join the conversation as we unpack the biggest issues at #SCOTUS this term: #CACHomeStretch2024 theusconstitution.org/events/11th-an…
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'If you're an originalist, if you're a strict constitutionalist, there's really only one outcome here, and it's that Trump's really outrageous claim of immunity is rejected.' Read more from Elizabeth Wydra's interview with Bloomberg: bloomberg.com/news/audio/202…

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'There are some times where history is ambiguous. This is not one of those cases.' Elizabeth Wydra spoke to Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz at Bloomberg about why  must reject Trump's immunity claim: bloomberg.com/news/audio/202…

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'Trump’s arguments are at odds with the text and history of the Constitution, as well as the Supreme Court’s own precedent.  should say so—and it should say so quickly.' Read Smita Ghosh's full reaction to today's oral argument: theusconstitution.org/news/release-j…

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