ACS Issue Briefs

See below all issue briefs since January 2017. Click here for past issue briefs.

A Right-Wing Rout: What the “Roberts Five” Decisions Tell Us About the Integrity of Today’s Supreme Court

April 24, 2019 In a new Issue Brief for ACS, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse asserts that “Republican appointees to the Supreme Court have, with remarkable consistency, delivered rulings that advantage the big corporate and special interests that are, in turn, the political lifeb...

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Discriminatory Driver’s License Suspension Schemes

March 19, 2019 More than seven million Americans have had their licenses suspended for unpaid, co...

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Shifting Gears: The Federal Government’s Reversal on California’s Clean Air Act Waiver

The Trump Administration has its sights on a special waiver written into the Clean Air Act that per...

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Preparing for the 2020 Census: Considerations for State Attorneys General

With the 2020 Census looming, ACS is pleased to present a new Issue Brief by John H. Thompson, ...

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Reforming “Regulatory Reform”: A Progressive Framework for Agency Rulemaking in the Public Interest
Restoring Objectivity to the Constitutional Law of Incarceration
Truth is Truth: U.S. Abortion Law in the Global Context
Litigating Federal Habeas Corpus Cases: One Equitable Gateway at a Time
The Special Counsel, Morrison v. Olson, and the Dangerous Implications of the Unitary Executive Theory
Federal Civil Rulemaking, Discovery Reform, and the Promise of Pilot Projects
What Starts in Texas Doesn’t Always Stay in Texas: Why Texas’s Systematic Elimination of Grassroots Voter Registration Drives Could Spread
Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute: What’s at Stake for Voters
What the Military Law of Obedience Does (and Doesn't) Do
The Detention and Forced Medical Treatment of Pregnant Women: A Human Rights Perspective
Access to Data Across Borders: The Critical Role for Congress to Play Now
Expanding Voting Rights Through Local Law
Restoring the Balance Between Secrecy and Transparency
The Troubling Turn in State Preemption
Sex Discrimination Law and LGBT Equality
Troubling Legislative Agendas: Leveraging Women's Health Against Women's Reproductive Rights
Coming to Terms with Term Limits: Fixing the Downward Spiral of Supreme Court Appointments
Curbing Excessive Force: A Primer on Barriers to Police Accountability
A Pragmatic Approach to Challenging Felon Disenfranchisement Laws
The Bivens Term: Why the Supreme Court Should Reinvigorate Damages Suits Against Federal Officers