Elizabeth Wydra (@elizabethwydra) 's Twitter Profile
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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After the Moore v. Harper #SCOTUS decision, it is extremely unlikely that any future independent state legislature theory claims will succeed. Read new scholarship from Anna Jessurun David Gans and @briannegorod forthcoming in Boston College Law Review: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

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Jess Zalph, CAC's 2023-2024 Kendall Fellow, reflected on her "incredible year" advocating for the progressive promise of the Constitution. theusconstitution.org/blog/reflectio…

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Law enforcement killed a man experiencing a mental health crisis, and then claimed they couldn’t be required to give information about what happened to a court. Read our brief explaining why state sovereign immunity doesn’t apply to third-party subpoenas: theusconstitution.org/litigation/mic…

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This week, my office released a guide to protect New Yorkers from AI-generated misinformation ahead of the elections this November. We must ensure that all voters receive accurate information about elections. cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/…

Juliana Jiménez J. (@photobomba) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Quien nace en territorio de EE.UU. es considerado ciudadano por la Constitución desde hace 156 años. Intentar cambiarlo tiene todo que ver con la Enmienda 14 y suele ser una estrategia "muy desafortunada", me dijeron los constitucionalistas Joseph Malouf y Elizabeth Wydra 👇

Jay Young (@impactofficer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"The justice said the Supreme Court’s reasoning in the Dobbs case called into question access to contraception as well as gay and interracial marriage." nytimes.com/2024/09/09/us/…

Cindy McCain (@wfpchief) 's Twitter Profile Photo

25.6M people in Sudan are in desperate need of food and making impossible choices to survive, as Nicholas Kristof shows in New York Times Opinion. World Food Programme is is doing everything we can on the ground, but what the people of Sudan need more than anything is peace. nytimes.com/2024/09/18/opi…

Alex Padilla (@alexpadilla4ca) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Supreme Court decided that Trump and all future Presidents have absolute immunity for any official acts while in office - putting them above the law. This decision to treat Presidents like kings is a grave threat to our democracy.

Earthjustice Action (@earthjusticeact) 's Twitter Profile Photo

President Biden has added more professional and demographic diversity to the federal bench than any other president. This diversity ensures judges understand the real-world experiences of the people they serve and uphold the laws that protect them. Senators: #ConfirmBidensLegacy

President Biden has added more professional and demographic diversity to the federal bench than any other president. This diversity ensures judges understand the real-world experiences of the people they serve and uphold the laws that protect them. Senators: #ConfirmBidensLegacy
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BREAKING: A state court struck down Georgia's six-week abortion ban, allowing clinics to resume essential care in the state. This is a victory for our right to abortion.

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Special counsel Jack Smith provides fullest picture yet of his 2020 election case against Trump in new filing | CNN Politics cnn.com/2024/10/02/pol…

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Today is the last day to register to vote in: 🏈Alabama ⚓Rhode Island 🌴South Carolina 🎤Tennessee Check your registration status today and ensure your friends and family are also registered! commoncause.org/voting-tools/

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The Supreme Court Should Listen to Congress in Ghost Guns Case The Gun Control Act outlawed untraceable weapons from kits. That was as true then as it is now in the age of 3D printers, writes Nina Henry of @myconstitution in the Washington Monthly. washingtonmonthly.com/2024/10/08/the…

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#SCOTUS is considering whether "ghost guns" are "firearms" within the meaning of the 1968 Gun Control Act. Nina explains that passage of the GCA was motivated by Congress's concern about untraceable guns:

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Leaders of the women’s suffragist movement were heavily influenced by the powerful roles Native women played in Haudenosaunee communities.

Leaders of the women’s suffragist movement were heavily influenced by the powerful roles Native women played in Haudenosaunee communities.
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#LGBTQHistoryMonth is an important time to reflect on both the progress made to secure equal rights for LGBTQ Americans and the work still to be done. Watch Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC)’s Elizabeth Wydra and NCLR – National Center for Lesbian Rights @ShannonMinter5 discuss: theusconstitution.org/blog/purplecha… #PurpleChairChat