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The Community Rights Council was an American non-profit, public interest law firm formed in 1997. Its general aim was to assist communities in protecting their health and welfare. It has since been absorbed into the Constitutional Accountability Center, a liberal advocacy group.


== Cases ==

Filed a brief supporting the federal government in [[Gonzales v. Raich ]](2005). It was an alliance of convenience not related to the central element of the case, the growth of [[medical marijuana]]. Had the federal government lost, it would have meant that many laws and regulations favored by the group might not be enforceable except through state-level action.