David Gans

Does a Tennessee law prohibiting transgender minors from receiving gender transition surgery and hormone therapy violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment? @kurtlash1 and @davidhgans join @RosenJeffrey on #WeThePeoplePodcast to discuss. ow.ly/kF3E50Umrho

#SCOTUS heard argument this week in a case about medical care for transgender adolescents. @davidhgans joined @ConstitutionCtr to talk about our brief in the case and the history of the 14th and 19th Amendments. Listen here: constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/po…

Tennessee law prohibits transgender minors from receiving gender transition surgery and hormone therapy. This week on #WeThePeoplePodcast, @kurtlash1 and @davidhgans join host @RosenJeffrey to debate the law’s constitutionality. Listen: ow.ly/NIFL50Umbzl

Justice Barrett's difference in tone from some of her colleagues on the #SCOTUS conservative majority “hasn’t manifested a difference in outcome.” Read more from @ElizabethWydra in @The_Tablet: thetablet.co.uk/features/barre…

Hot of the virtual presses: Back to the Future: (Re)Constructing Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, UC Davis L Rev, vol 58. The article engages the history, text, & spirit of Reconstruction to explore a new way of determining IAC @brooklynlaw lawreview.law.ucdavis.edu/archives/58/1/…

CAC's @davidhgans spoke to @Reuters about why a change in presidential administrations isn't the end of a challenge to TN's ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender adolescents: reuters.com/legal/under-tr…

As @davidhgans explained in @USATODAY, the plaintiffs hurt by Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming medical care for trans adolescents can continue the fight at #SCOTUS even if the Trump admin changes positions. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

On Monday, CAC President @ElizabethWydra is joining @ACSLawNashville for a Supreme Court preview: acslaw.org/event/acs-nash…

CAC is hiring legal interns for Summer 2025! Law students, apply to join us and help us work on #SCOTUS and appellate briefs on a wide range of issues: theusconstitution.org/legal-internsh…

CAC’s scholarly work provides the deep historical support that makes our legal arguments stand out, and builds a narrative of the Constitution that is necessary to achieve lasting victories. We're now hiring our 2025-2026 Scholar-in-Residence: theusconstitution.org/scholar-in-res…

Prof. Alexis Hoag-Fordjour, inaugural Scholar-in-Residence at the Constitutional Accountability Center, will host a virtual conversation entitled, “Back to the Future: Embracing the Progressive Aims of the Constitution,” on Wed., Dec. 4, at 3:00 pm. theusconstitution.org/events/back-to…

TUNE IN NOW: @elizabethwydra is on @Fox talking about the latest election-related legal challenges. 1/x

Watch @ElizabethWydra on @CNN discussing how our system of free and fair elections is prepared to resist the kind of threats to democracy we saw in 2020: youtube.com/watch?v=CMghmG…

ICYMI: "Even if it takes a little bit of time, the focus is on getting it right and making sure the people's voices are counted correctly." Watch @ElizabethWydra's appearance on @BloombergTV: bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

Watch @ElizabethWydra on @CNN discussing how our system of free and fair elections is prepared to resist the kind of threats to democracy we saw in 2020: youtube.com/watch?v=CMghmG…

"There are checks and balances in the system that make sure that everyone's voice is heard and that all the votes are counted properly, and that only eligible voters are the ones who are actually voting." Watch @ElizabethWydra on @CNN: youtube.com/watch?v=CMghmG…

ICYMI: Certifying the outcome of the election is not a choice-- it's the law. Read more from @davidhgans in @HuffPost: huffpost.com/entry/mike-joh…

"Even if it takes a little bit of time, the focus is on getting it right and making sure the people's voices are counted correctly." Watch @ElizabethWydra's appearance on @BloombergTV: bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

Watch @ElizabethWydra's appearance on @BloombergTV:

.@ElizabethWydra joined @BloombergTV to talk about legal challenges to the freedom to vote, including the recent #SCOTUS shadow docket decision permitting a voter purge that had "no basis in federal law." bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…